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Jackson do Pandeiro

17 Na Corrente17 on the Chain

Jackson do Pandeiro · A Música de Jackson do Pandeiro The Music of Jackson do Pandeiro (2012)

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Composer: Jackson Do Pandeiro

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Macaco não é valente

Dança aí 17 na corrente.


Uma viagem que fiz pelo Amazonas

Num arvoredo eu parei pra descansar

Me jogaram uma pedra no lugar

Eu olhei, não vi nada ali perto

Com distância de 10 ou 12 metros

Um guariba surgiu na minha frente

Com coragem enfrentei o descontente

Venci na luta e a ele eduquei

Minha ordem pra ele é uma lei,

Dança aí 17 na corrente...


Coro: repete refrão.


Tendo eu dominado este vivente

Hoje ele vive amarrado pelo meio

Eu trabalho com ele e não receio

Dança aí 17 na corrente.


Coro: repete refrão.


Ele hoje é bastante educado

Fuma, toca e sabe até dançar

Já faz pose e tem ginga no andar

E conversa comigo por aceno

Faz careta e fica se mordendo

Se uma loura passar e não falar

Ele diz que o dia é de azar

E reclama por não estar decente

Já não briga e respeita toda gente

Dança aí 17 na corrente.


Coro: repete refrão

Translation

The monkey is not brave

Dance there 17 on the chain.


A trip I took through the Amazon

In a grove I stopped to rest

A stone was thrown at me there

I looked, saw nothing nearby

At a distance of 10 or 12 meters

A howler monkey appeared in front of me

With courage I faced the unhappy one

I won the fight and educated him

My order for him is a law,

Dance there 17 on the chain...


The monkey is not brave

Dance there 17 on the chain.


Having dominated this creature

Today he lives tied by the middle

I work with him and have no fear

Dance there 17 on the chain.


The monkey is not brave

Dance there 17 on the chain.


He is quite well-behaved today

He smokes, plays, and even knows how to dance

He already strikes a pose and has a swagger in his walk

And communicates with me by gesturing

He makes faces and bites himself

If a blonde passes by and doesn't speak

He says the day is unlucky

And complains about not being presentable

He no longer fights and respects everyone

Dance there 17 on the chain.


The monkey is not brave

Dance there 17 on the chain.

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