samba
∝

Aiê, morena linda

O lovely dark one,
heavenly girl,
O lovely dark one,
heavenly girl,
O lovely, lovely, lovely dark one,
heavenly girl,
Here comes that music I adore...
Open the window, please.
Here comes that music I adore...
Open the window, please.
I have not gone,
and I will not go.
I have not gone,
and she won’t kick me out.

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O morena bonita

O pretty dark one,
heavenly mare... Dear friends,
where I go, I take her with me.
Wherever I go,
I take her with me.
Wherever I go,
I take her with me
Wherever I go,
I take her with me.
Wherever I go,
I take her with me.

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Não foi eu, morena

It wasn’t me, black girl,
who made your daddy yell.
It wasn’t me, black girl,
who made your daddy yell.
It was a well-made sneaker;
the shoemaker made it so.
A well-made sneaker,
the shoemaker made it so.

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Seu guarda diz que não quer

The cop said he didn’t want
clothes in the yard.
The cop said he didn’t want
clothes in the yard.
My God, where will I go
to wash my clothes?
My God, where will I
wash my clothes?

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Vamos apanhar areia

We’re going to throw sand,
we’re going to throw sand in the sea.
We’re going to throw sand in the sea,
we’re going to throw sand
in the sea.

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