Composer: Trio Pé De Serra
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Os moradores do engenho Mané Pedro
Quase que morrem de medo
Quando ouviu falar
Que um tal de Mata Sete fugiu da cadeia
A coisa tava feia naquele lugar
Foram chamar o Simeão
Inspetor de quarteirão
Bicho macho pra brigar
Aí fizeram uma tocaia pra pegar
O Mata Sete se viesse no engenho perturbar
Aí fizeram uma tocaia pra pegar
O Mata Sete se viesse no engenho perturbar
Mas o negócio é que o Mata Sete
Era de jogar confete,
De fritar bolinho
Falava mansinho
Não era de nada
Fugia da parada
Até com um sozinho
O inspetor correu forte pra o engenho
Com todo seu empenho
Pra Mata Sete pegar
O Mata Sete quando viu o inspetor
Falou fino, suspirou e
Desapareceu de lá
Translation
The residents of the Mané Pedro plantation
Almost died of fear
When they heard tell
That a certain Mata Sete had escaped from jail
Things were bad in that place
They went to call Simeão
Neighborhood inspector
A tough guy to fight
Then they made an ambush to catch
Mata Sete if he came to disturb the plantation
Then they made an ambush to catch
Mata Sete if he came to disturb the plantation
But the thing is that Mata Sete
Was one to throw confetti,
To fry little cakes
He spoke softly
Wasn't into anything
He'd run from a fight
Even if he was alone
The inspector ran hard to the plantation
With all his effort
To catch Mata Sete
Mata Sete when he saw the inspector
Spoke softly, sighed and
Disappeared from there
