Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
O maracatu, dança negra
E o fado tão português
No Brasil se juntaram
Não sei em que ano ou que mês
Só sei é que foi Pernambuco
Quem fez essa braia dengosa
Que nos deu o baião
Que é dança faceira e gostosa
Português, com fado e guitarra
Cantava o amor
E o negro, ao som do batuque
Chorava de dor
Com melê, com gonguê
Com zabumba, e cantando nagô
Ôi, foi a melodia do branco
E o batucado em zulu
Quem nos deu o baião
Que nasceu do fado e do maracatu
Translation
The maracatu, black dance
And the fado, so Portuguese
In Brazil they came together
I don't know in what year or what month
All I know is that it was Pernambuco
Who made this charming blend
That gave us the baião
Which is a playful and enjoyable dance
The Portuguese, with fado and guitar
Sang of love
And the Black man, to the sound of the batuque
Cried in pain
With melê, with gonguê
With zabumba, and singing nagô
Oh, it was the melody of the white man
And the drumming in Zulu
Who gave us the baião
Which was born from fado and maracatu
