Composer: Jackson Do Pandeiro
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Dona Maria mandou me chamar
(Pro samba de roda com ela dançar)
Dona Maria mandou me chamar
(Pro samba de roda com ela dançar)
Eu fui pro samba com dona Maria
Pegou meia noite, acabou meio dia
Dona Maria mandou me chamar
(Pro samba de roda com ela dançar)
Dona Maria mandou me chamar
(Pro samba de roda com ela dançar)
E quando foi lá pa de madrugada
Dona Maria falava alterada
Dona Maria mandou me chamar...
Este home é danado, ele é quente demais
No samba de roda ele é o satanás
Dona Maria mandou me chamar...
Mas eu não ligava o que ela dizia
O som do pandeiro o samba seguia...
Dona Maria mandou me chamar...
Dona Maria já não aguentava
Pedindo clemência, no samba chorava
Dona Maria mandou me chamar...
Mesmo chorando queria saber
Se era samba de roda ou maculelê
Dona Maria mandou me chamar...
Translation
Mrs. Maria sent for me
(To dance samba de roda with her)
Mrs. Maria sent for me
(To dance samba de roda with her)
I went to the samba with Mrs. Maria
It started at midnight, it ended at noon
Mrs. Maria sent for me
(To dance samba de roda with her)
Mrs. Maria sent for me
(To dance samba de roda with her)
And when it was already deep into the dawn
Mrs. Maria spoke agitatedly
Mrs. Maria sent for me...
This man is wild, he's too intense
In the samba de roda he's the devil
Mrs. Maria sent for me...
But I didn't care what she was saying
The sound of the tambourine, the samba continued...
Mrs. Maria sent for me...
Mrs. Maria couldn't take it anymore
Asking for mercy, she cried at the samba
Mrs. Maria sent for me...
Even while crying she wanted to know
If it was samba de roda or maculelê
Mrs. Maria sent for me...
