\"Droba\" a Língua Lyrics Translation in English
Beth CarvalhoPortuguese Lyrics
English Translation
É lá de Ramos a tal morena
From Ramos comes that brunette
Que fez Zé Zuza zuretá
Who made Zé Zuza crazy
Zé Zuza era filho de Maria
Zé Zuza was Maria's son
E debochava dos orixás
And mocked the orixás
Mas os exus
But the exus
Diante da tentação
Facing temptation
Sacava do rosário
Took out the rosary
E arrepiava em trote de avestruz
And galloped in the trot of an ostrich
Mas foi em Ramos que a tal morena
But it was in Ramos that the brunette
Fez o Zé Zuza zuretá
Made Zé Zuza crazy
A moça era bamba dos Cacique
The girl was skilled with the Cacique
Iniciada em Iemanjá
Initiated in Yemanjá
Má leme, Yaô!
Má leme, Yaô!
Mexia um balaio grande
She stirred a large basket
Muito mais macio
Way softer
Que o boto cor-de-rosa do Cousteau
Than Cousteau's pink dolphin
Vejam só
Look at that
O Zé Zuza cismou de ser pesquisador
Zé Zuza decided to be a researcher
E se mandou de gravador
And took off with a recorder
Pro terreiro onde se desenvolvia aí a Yaô
To the terreiro where Yaô was developing
Oi lareiê
Oi lareiê
Deu umbigada na moça
He bumped into the girl
Bebeu
Drank
Acendeu pito, fungou
Lit a cigarette, sniffed
Zoiando Yaô o Zé zuza zuretô
Looking at Yaô, Zé Zuza went crazy
Yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô!
Yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô, yô!