Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Mariá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Ascenço Corgo que era cabra destemido
Matou 16 pintada em Paraíba e Ceará
Na furna entrava de espingarda e candeeiro
E atirava no terreiro dos óio pra num errar
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Na minha terra tem menino barrigudo
Lobisomem cabeludo, tem gato maracajá
Tem redemoinho que dá volta na poeira
Inácio da catingueira que dá volta no ganzá
Mariá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Tudo que a gente precisa mesmo comprá
É calça, camisa e cueca, feijão, farinha e jabá
Mas uma "fia" que se cria com cuidado
Vem qualquer cabra safado pede a mão a gente dá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Eu vi bicho roncando
Mariá
Por trás do mangará
Mariá
Pelo jeito do ronco Mariá
Vi que era mangangá
Translation
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
Mariá
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
Ascenço Corgo who was a fearless fellow
Killed 16 spotted jaguars in Paraíba and Ceará
Into the cave he went with a shotgun and a lamp
And shot in the yard with his eyes to not miss
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
In my land there are pot-bellied boys
Hairy werewolves, there are maracajá cats
There are whirlwinds that spin in the dust
Inácio da catingueira who spins the ganzá
Mariá
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
All that we really need to buy
Is pants, shirt and underwear, beans, flour and jabá
But a "daughter" who is raised with care
Any scoundrel fellow comes and asks for her hand, we give it
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
I saw a creature snoring
Mariá
Behind the mangará
Mariá
By the sound of the snore Mariá
I saw it was a mangangá
