Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Ô Iaiá vem ver
Ô Iaiá vem cá
Vem ver coisa bonita
São João no arraia
Vem ver quanta fogueira
No terreiro embandeirado
Foguetes e balões
Sob o céu todo estrelado
Namoro à moda antiga
Com suspiros ao luar
Vem ver coisa bonita
São João no arraiá
Cachaça em Pernambuco
Renda só no Ceará
Café só em São Paulo
Açaí só no Pará
No clube a ano novo
Bom na rua é carnavá
Nata só presta em casa
São João no arraiá
Translation
Oh Iaiá come see
Oh Iaiá come here
Come see something beautiful
São João at the arraial
Come see how many bonfires
In the flagged yard
Fireworks and sky lanterns
Under the all-starred sky
Old-fashioned courtship
With sighs in the moonlight
Come see something beautiful
São João at the arraial
Cachaça in Pernambuco
Lace only in Ceará
Coffee only in São Paulo
Açaí only in Pará
New Year's at the club
Good in the street is carnavá
Cream is only good at home
São João at the arraial
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