Composer: Trio Nordestino
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Ôi balancê balançar, balança pra lá e pra cá
Eu vou até de manhã, só nesse balancear
Quem balança com jeito, há de gostar
Dançando dançando não quer mais parar
O camarada fica mole
Fica mole mole
Ôi balancê balançar, balança pra lá e pra cá
Eu vou até de manhã, só nesse balancear
Outro dia a charanga do zequinha
Tocou balancê a noite inteirinha
O fole velho ficou rouco
Ficou rouco rouco
Ficou rouco rouco rouco
Translation
Oh, swing, sway, swing from there to here
I'll go until morning, just in this swaying
Whoever sways with style is sure to like it
Dancing, dancing, they don't want to stop anymore
The comrade gets soft
Gets soft, soft
Oh, swing, sway, swing from there to here
I'll go until morning, just in this swaying
The other day, Zequinha's band
Played swing the whole night long
The old bellows got hoarse
Got hoarse, hoarse
Got hoarse, hoarse, hoarse
