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Luiz Gonzaga

Forró de Zé AntãoZé Antão's Forró

Luiz Gonzaga · De Fiá Pavi Top-Notch (1987)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Full lyrics

Fui num folguedo no forró de Zé Antão

Convidei Mané Tião

Mas que noite de azar!

Zefa Doida com Maria Reboliço

Foi o primeiro estropício

Que nós encontremo lá


Zefa Doida com Tião dançando xote

Enganchou-se em seu cangote

Num fungado de matar

Reboliço atracou-se em meu pescoço

Como um porco com um caroço

De uma fruta de cajá


Zefa e Maria estavam sendo disputadas

Por uns quatro camaradas

Todos roxos pra brigar

Quando um deles, apagando o lampião

Deu-me logo um bofetão

E gritou: "Olha o punhá!"


Assustado, saí doido na carreira

Com Tião na dianteira

Saiu sem me consultar

Faz um ano, nunca mais eu vi Tião

E no forró de Zé Antão

Deus me livre de pisar!


No forró de Zé Antão

O diabo é quem vai lá!

Translation

I went to a party at Zé Antão's forró

I invited Mané Tião

But what an unlucky night!

Zefa Doida with Maria Reboliço

Was the first mishap

That we encountered there


Zefa Doida with Tião dancing xote

Hooked herself onto his neck

With a deadly snort

Reboliço latched onto my neck

Like a pig with a pit

From a cajá fruit


Zefa and Maria were being disputed

By about four comrades

All eager to fight

When one of them, turning off the lamp

Immediately gave me a slap

And shouted: "Look out for the knife!"


Frightened, I ran off like crazy

With Tião in the lead

He left without consulting me

It's been a year, I never saw Tião again

And at Zé Antão's forró

God forbid I ever set foot there!


At Zé Antão's forró

The devil is the one who goes there!

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