Zé Mané no Coco Lyrics Translation in English

Zé Mané chegou no coco

Ze Mane arrived at the coconut

Com fama de cantador

With a reputation as a singer

Todo mundo bateu palma

Everyone applauded

Zé mane se encabulou

Ze Mane got embarrassed

Cante o coco Zé Mané

Sing the coconut, Ze Mane

Eu não sei

I don't know

Dance o coco Zé Mané

Dance the coconut, Ze Mane

Eu não senhor

No sir

Na Paraíba Zé Mané onde chegava

In Paraiba, Ze Mane, wherever he went

Todo mundo lhe gabava

Everyone praised him

Só falava em seu cartaz

Only talked about his poster

Trouxeram Zé Mané pro rio de janeiro

They brought Ze Mane to Rio de Janeiro

Pra mostrar sem fofoqueiro

To show, without gossip

Mas o Zé não satisfaz

But Ze couldn't satisfy

A meia noite Zé Mané encabulado

At midnight, Ze Mane, embarrassed

Dizendo cruzado A poeira ta demais

Saying crossed, the dust is too much

Levaram Zé Mané na feira bem defronte

They took Ze Mane to the market right in front

Deram um copo de aguardente

Gave him a glass of firewater

Que agora o corpo sai

That now the body moves

De madrugada Zé Mané embriagou-se

At dawn, Ze Mane got drunk

Todo mundo ali calou-se esperando ele cantar

Everyone there fell silent, waiting for him to sing

Mas Zé Mané fez cada palavrão tão forte

But Ze Mane said such strong swear words

Que mandaram ele pro norte para nunca mais voltar

That they sent him to the north, never to return