Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Pra dançar quadría
No sertão é mais mió
Sanfoneiro e violeiro
Tomam conta do forró
Não precisa orquestra
Pra animar a festa
No fungado da sanfona
Vai-se até nascer o sol
Piriri, piriri, piriri
Toca o fole na paióça
Piriri, piriri, piriri
Como é bom São João na roça (2x)
Translation
To dance quadrilha
In the sertão it's much better
Accordion player and viola player
Take over the forró
No orchestra is needed
To liven up the party
With the sanfona's wheezing sound
One goes until sunrise
Piriri, piriri, piriri
Play the accordion in the shack
Piriri, piriri, piriri
How good São João is in the countryside (2x)
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