Mulata Assanhada

Ataulfo Alves
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Translation

Ô, mulata assanhada

Oh, playful mulatto

Que passa com graça

Who passes with grace

Fazendo pirraça

Making mischief

Fingindo inocente

Pretending innocence

Tirando o sossego da gente!

Disturbing the peace of people!


Ah! Mulata se eu pudesse

Ah! Mulatto, if I could

E se meu dinheiro desse

And if my money allowed

Eu te dava sem pensar

I would give you without thinking

Esse céu, essa terra, este mar

This sky, this land, this sea

E ela finge que não sabe

And she pretends not to know

Que tem feitiço no olhar!

That there's magic in her gaze!


Ai, meu Deus, que bom seria

Oh, my God, how good it would be

Se voltasse a escravidão

If slavery returned

Eu comprava essa mulata

I would buy this mulatto

E prendia no meu coração!

And imprison her in my heart!

E depois a pretoria

And then the authorities

Resolvia aquestão!

Would resolve the matter!

Added by Joana Ferreira
Salvador, Brazil June 30, 2024
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