Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Esse é o rancho cigano
Forrobodó cigano
Cigano é um povo sofrido
Um povo perseguido
Mas é um povo alegre
Cada bailada bonita
Cada cigana linda
Mas todas são honesta
Ali ninguém bole
Valente que só a moléstia
Mas educados, suave
Mas se bolir com eles, o couro come
Sabe?
Eu gosto de cigano
Dança, cigana
E é um povo bom de fole
Toca sanfona paca'
E esse forrobodó cigano
Eu dedico a todos os ciganos do mundo
Olha só
Só eles sabem fazer isso
Forrobodó no São João
Ó o Nordeste no passo do cigano
Todo nordestino é meio cigano
É por isso que eu gosto deles
Translation
This is the gypsy camp
Forrobodó cigano
Gypsies are a suffering people
A persecuted people
But they are a joyful people
Every beautiful dance
Every beautiful gypsy woman
But all are honest
No one messes with them there
Fiercely brave
But educated, gentle
But if you mess with them, things get serious
You know?
I like gypsies
Dance, gypsy woman
And they are good sanfona players
Plays the sanfona very well
And this Forrobodó cigano
I dedicate to all the gypsies in the world
Just look
Only they know how to do this
Forrobodó at São João
Look at the Nordeste in the gypsy's step
Every nordestino is half gypsy
That's why I like them
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