Balança Pema Lyrics in English Jorge Ben Jor
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Balança Pema by Jorge Ben Jor from Portuguese to English.
Balança pema
Sway, pema
Balança sem parar ah ah
Sway without stopping, ah ah
Arrasta as sandálias
Scuff your sandals
Arrasta até gastar ah ah
Scuff 'em 'til they wear out, ah ah
Pois quando você sambalança
'Cause when you sambalance
Sambalança o meu coração também
You sambalance my heart too
Ele sambalança certinho
It sambalances just right
Juntinho com o seu vai e vem
Right along with your back and forth
Balança pema
Sway, pema
Balança sem parar ah ah
Sway without stopping, ah ah
Arrasta as sandálias
Scuff your sandals
Arrasta até gastar ah ah
Scuff 'em 'til they wear out, ah ah
Se você jurar
If you swear
Me ensinar sambalançar assim
To teach me to sambalance like this
Eu lhe darei uma sandália de prata
I'll give you a silver sandal
Para você sambalançar só pra mim
For you to sambalance just for me
Balança pema sacundingo den
Sway, pema, sacundingo den
Balança sem parar ah ah
Sway without stopping, ah ah
Arrasta as sandálias sacundingo den
Scuff your sandals, sacundingo den
Arrasta até gastar ah ah
Scuff 'em 'til they wear out, ah ah
Disquindinho disquindinho disquindingo den
Disquindinho disquindinho disquindingo den
Disquindinho disquindinho disquindingo den
Disquindinho disquindinho disquindingo den
Din din don, don don din, din din don
Din din don, don don din, din din don
Don don
Don don
Balança pema sacundingo den
Sway, pema, sacundingo den
Balança sem parar ah ah
Sway without stopping, ah ah
Arrasta as sandálias sacundingo den
Scuff your sandals, sacundingo den
Arrasta até gastar ah ah
Scuff 'em 'til they wear out, ah ah
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sacundingo — a rhythmic, onomatopoeic sound
Sacundingo is a fascinating and unique word in this song. It doesn't have a direct dictionary translation but functions as an onomatopoeic sound, mimicking the rhythmic swaying and movement of dancing.
Jorge Ben Jor uses it to evoke the feeling and sound of the samba, particularly the
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