Forró De Surubim Lyrics in English Elba Ramalho
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Forró De Surubim by Elba Ramalho from Portuguese to English.
Morena forrozeira do cangote suado
Dark-haired forró dancer with a sweaty nape
'To ficando arriado com você, meu bem
I'm falling for you, my dear
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
With that hip-swaying, your little body goes weak
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
And in all this wiggling, in this back-and-forth
O coração da gente chega a latejar
Our heart even starts to throb
A gente só deseja passar bem
We just want to have a good time
Com você meu bem
With you, my dear
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
In the xenhenhém, in the xenhenhém, in the xenhenhém
Com você meu bem
With you, my dear
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
In the xenhenhém, in the xenhenhém, in the xenhenhém
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Who was this genius who invented forró?
Fez a morena levantar pó
Made the dark-haired woman kick up dust
Ele é um artista, trabalhou bem
He's an artist, he did a good job
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
And the dark-haired forró dancer is for whoever
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Is willing to win in the xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
I'll do everything to win in the xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
I'll do everything to win in the xenhenhém
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Mary Maciel Ribeiro
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xenhenhém — the act of dancing/flirting closely
Xenhenhém is a playful, onomatopoeic word that describes the intimate, rhythmic dancing and flirting typical of a forró party. It evokes the sound and feel of the dance itself.
In the song, it's used repeatedly to refer to the exciting, close interaction between dancers, especially in the context of trying to win someone over on the dance floor. It's a unique and culturally specific term that captures the essence of the forró experience.
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