Forró Do Poeirão Lyrics in English Elba Ramalho
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Forró Do Poeirão 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-sway, your little body gets weak
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
And in this swaying, in this back-and-forth
O coração da gente chega lateja
Our heart even throbs
A gente só deseja passar bem
We only wish 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
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Who was this intelligent person who invented forró?
Fez a morena levantar pó
Made the dark-haired woman raise dust
Ele é um artista
He's an artist
Trabalhou bem
He worked well
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
Eu já tomei de conta
I've already made my move
Eu já dei meu recado
I've already said my piece
Já fiz meu penerado com você no forrozão
I've already danced closely with you at the forró
Meu bem não diga não
My dear, don't say no
Meu bem diga que sim
My dear, say yes
Agora é sua vez de tomar conta de mim
Now it's your turn to take care of me
Vem pra cá meu amor
Come here, my love
Vem pra cá meu amor
Come here, my love
Vem tomar de conta do meu coração
Come take care of my heart
Mas se você disser que não, não tem
But if you say no, there's no
Quentura no salão
Heat on the dance floor
Chega pra cá vem se espalhar meu bem
Come closer, come spread out, my dear
Que a noite é nossa, não se importe
Because the night is ours, don't worry
Com ninguém meu bem
About anyone, my dear
Aqui no forrozão, por favor não diga não
Here at the forró, please don't say no
Vem pra cá meu bem-querer
Come here, my darling
E nessa brincadeira quem vai tomar
And in this game, who will take
Conta de mim é você
Care of me is you
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Mary Maciel Ribeiro
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xenhenhém — flirting/foreplay/intimacy
Xenhenhém is a fascinating onomatopoeic word in Brazilian Portuguese, particularly common in Northeastern Brazil and associated with Forró music. It doesn't have a direct, single-word translation in English.
It refers to the intimate, playful, and often sensual interaction between two people, especially in the context of dancing Forró. It encompasses flirting, foreplay, and the general
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