Composer: Os 3 do Nordeste
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Fui ao jardim zoológico descansar a mentalidade
Ficar distanciado do barulho da cidade
Quando eu vi um grito de alarme
Aquele corre-corre todos queriam saber
Lá estavam um casal de namorados
A moça estava tremula batendo o coração
Quando eu descobri naquele instante
Que logo ia passando um animal gigante
Vagaroso no seu modo de andar
A moça lá tremia e não podia falar
Quando eu descobri no seu semblante
Era medo da tromba do elefante
Ai menina, deixa de tanto medo
Ai menina, deixa de tanto espanto
Ai menina, deixa de tanto medo
Ai menina, deixa de tanto espanto
Ela falava pra quem lhe perguntava
A tromba era mole, se encolhia e se estirava
Quando levantava e vinha para o meu lado
O medo foi tão grande que no chão fiquei parada
Translation
I went to the zoo to rest my mind
To stay away from the city noise
When I saw an alarm cry
That hustle and bustle, everyone wanted to know
There was a couple of lovers
The girl was trembling, her heart beating
When I discovered at that instant
That a giant animal was soon passing by
Slow in its way of walking
The girl there was trembling and couldn't speak
When I discovered in her face
It was fear of the elephant's trunk
Oh girl, stop being so afraid
Oh girl, stop being so startled
Oh girl, stop being so afraid
Oh girl, stop being so startled
She would say to whoever asked her
The trunk was soft, it would shrink and stretch
When it lifted and came towards me
The fear was so great that I stayed still on the ground
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