Composer: Raiz Do Sana
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Era noite fria de chuva fina
Peguei minha dama de parceria
Levei pra dançar um forró lá em cima
Lá onde jamil fez de moradia
A taba pindorama, lá na colina
A trilha molhada, escorregadia
Toda alumiada, luz de lato-vela
Que fazia da galera que subia
Um colar de fogo de gente bela
Pontos de luz, de longe se via
E quem não subiu, de manhã ouviu
Muito louco que foi
O forró do jamil
E quem não subiu, de manhã ouviu
Muito lindo que foi
O forró do jamil
A banda arretada que foi convidada
Foi raiz do sana, lá da região
Chegou ensopada de lama e chuva
Pra tocar xaxado, xote e baião
Na noite sagrada de são joão
Translation
It was a cold night with fine rain
I took my partner for a dance
I took her to dance forró up above
There where Jamil made his home
The Taba Pindorama, up on the hill
The trail was wet and slippery
All lit up by tin-candle light
Which made of the crowd that went up
A necklace of fire of beautiful people
Points of light, seen from afar
And those who didn't go up, heard in the morning
How crazy it was
The forró of Jamil
And those who didn't go up, heard in the morning
How beautiful it was
The forró of Jamil
The awesome band that was invited
Was Raiz do Sana, from the region
Arrived soaked in mud and rain
To play xaxado, xote and baião
On the sacred night of Saint John
