Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Hoje tem forró, ha-ai!
Tô lá no Zé do Baile logo mais
É hoje, moçada!
Forró de Zé do Baile tá pegando fogo
Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo
(Forró do Zé do Baile tá pegando fogo)
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
Não é mais preciso a gente ir pro Norte
Pra dançar baião, nem arrasta-pé
Porque aqui mesmo, no forró do Zé
A gente se espalha do jeito que quer
E o forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
E o forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
Lá tem sanfoneiro que toca e que canta
Mulé' que encanta aquele salão
E o Zé do Baile comanda a festança
Todo mundo dança com satisfação
O forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
E o forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
O forró do Zé é organizado
É fiscalizado pelo próprio Zé
Se uma mulé' cortar cavaleiro
Vai logo ligeiro fazer o café
O forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
E o forró de Zé do Baile
Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo (ha-ai!)
Hoje eu vou, ha-ai!
Separa aí, pois já tamo se divertindo no Rio de Janeiro!
Forró de Zé do Baile tá pegando fogo
Tá pegando fogo (ai), tá pegando fogo
E o forró do Zé do Baile tá pegando fogo
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
Lá tem sanfoneiro que toca e que canta
Mulé' que encanta aquele salão
E o Zé do Baile comanda a festança
Todo mundo dança com satisfação
O forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
E o forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
Forró de Zé do Baile
(Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo)
E o forró do Zé do Baile tá pegando fogo
Tá pegando fogo, tá pegando fogo
Translation
Today there's forró, ha-ai!
I'll be at Zé do Baile soon
It's today, folks!
Zé do Baile's forró is on fire
It's on fire, it's on fire
Zé do Baile's forró is on fire
It's on fire, it's on fire
We don't need to go North anymore
To dance baião, or arrasta-pé
Because right here, at Zé's forró
We spread out however we want
And Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
There's an accordion player who plays and sings
Women who enchant that hall
And Zé do Baile commands the party
Everyone dances with satisfaction
Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
Zé's forró is organized
It's supervised by Zé himself
If a woman cuts a dancer
She'll quickly go make coffee
Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire (ha-ai!)
Today I'm going, ha-ai!
Break it up, because we're already having fun in Rio de Janeiro!
Zé do Baile's forró is on fire
It's on fire (ai), it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró is on fire
It's on fire, it's on fire
There's an accordion player who plays and sings
Women who enchant that hall
And Zé do Baile commands the party
Everyone dances with satisfaction
Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
Zé do Baile's forró
It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire
And Zé do Baile's forró is on fire
It's on fire, it's on fire
