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Trio Nordestino

Homenagem a Ze do BaileTribute to Ze do Baile

Trio Nordestino · Aqui Mora o Xaxado Xaxado Lives Here (1965)

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Composer: Trio Nordestino

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Full lyrics

Aonde é tião que tem um bom arrastapé

É no forró do Zé do baile, que ta cheio de mulher


O Zé do baile com 4 pessoa só

Uma sanfona, um zabumba, um triangulo e um pandeiro.

Criou um baile e deu o nome de forró

E hoje é o maior aqui no Rio de Janeiro


O Zé do Baile também tem o seu valor

Pois foi ele o criador do forro na Guanabara

Os cariocas não gostava de forro

Mas tão dançando melhor do que os paus-de-arara

Translation

Where is it, Tião, that has a good arrasta-pé

It's at Zé do baile's forró, that's full of women


Zé do baile with only 4 people

One sanfona, one zabumba, one triangle and one pandeiro.

Created a dance party and gave it the name forró

And today it's the biggest here in Rio de Janeiro


Zé do Baile also has his worth

For he was the creator of forró in Guanabara

The cariocas didn't like forró

But they are dancing better than the paus-de-arara

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