Composer: Os 3 do Nordeste
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Abre a roda, pra meu São João entrar
Abre a roda, deixa a fogueira clarear
Abre a roda, homem, menino e mulher
Vamos esticar a roda em forma de carrossel
Abre a roda, as moças namoradeiras
Abre a roda, não namoram pra casar
Abre a roda, roda mais do que pião
E quando passar dos trinta vão rodar no barricão
Abre a roda, a vovó e o vovô
Abre a roda, disse nessa eu também vou
Abre a roda, a vovó disse meu bem
Vamos brincar nessa roda na base do vai e vem
Abre a roda, abre a roda minha gente
Abre a roda, que a festa vai terminar
Abre a roda, é o fim da grande roda
Vamos brincar de namoro cada um com o seu par
Translation
Open the circle, for my São João to enter
Open the circle, let the bonfire light up
Open the circle, man, boy and woman
Let's stretch the circle in the shape of a carousel
Open the circle, the flirtatious young women
Open the circle, they don't flirt to marry
Open the circle, it spins more than a pião
And when they pass thirty they will spin in the barricão
Open the circle, grandma and grandpa
Open the circle, said in this one I'll go too
Open the circle, grandma said my dear
Let's play in this circle based on the back and forth
Open the circle, open the circle my people
Open the circle, for the party is going to end
Open the circle, it's the end of the big circle
Let's play at flirting each one with their partner
