Composer: Os 3 do Nordeste
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Mandei chamar Viriato
Pra vir tocar um zabumba
Na festa em Gameleira
Sábado, domingo e segunda
As moças de Gameleira
Não querem nem ver falar
De sujeito cabeludo
Nem ver guitarra tocar
Elas querem uma sanfona
Um triângulo e um zabumba
Daí é que a palha avoa
Sábado, domingo e segunda
Translation
I sent for Viriato
To come play a zabumba
At the party in Gameleira
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
The girls of Gameleira
Don't even want to hear talk
Of a long-haired fellow
Nor see a guitar played
They want a sanfona
A triangle and a zabumba
That's when the straw flies
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
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