Tipiti Lyrics Translation in English

Arranca a mandioca

Pull out the cassava

Coloca no aturá

Place it in the trough

Prepara a sororoca

Prepare the sororoca

Tem mandioca pra ralar

There's cassava to grate

Oh, prepara a peneira

Oh, prepare the sieve

Joga na masseira

Toss it in the trough

Pega no tipiti

Grab the tipiti

Pra tirar o tucupi

To extract the tucupi

Fiz meu retiro na beira do Igarapé

I made my retreat by the edge of the stream

Fica melhor pro poço da mandioca

It's better for the cassava pit

Fiz meu retiro na beira do Igarapé

I made my retreat by the edge of the stream

Fica melhor pro poço da mandioca

It's better for the cassava pit

De arumã ou tala de miriti

From arumã or miriti palm leaf

Mandei descer o famoso tipiti

I had the famous tipiti sent down

De arumã ou tala de miriti mandei descer o famoso tipiti (coro)

From arumã or miriti palm leaf, I had the famous tipiti sent down (chorus)

Tipiti, piti, piti, piti, piti, piti (coro)

Tipiti, piti, piti, piti, piti, piti (chorus)

De arumã ou tala de miriti

From arumã or miriti palm leaf

Pega no ralo, moreno!

Grab the grater, dark-skinned one!

Na mandioca, morena!

In the cassava, dark-skinned beauty!

Pega na massa

Grab the dough

Espreme no tipiti

Squeeze it in the tipiti

No balanço da peneira

In the sway of the sieve

No jogo do tipiti

In the tipiti game

Sai a crueira

The crueira comes out

E o gostoso Tucupi

And the delicious Tucupi

Farinha d’água, farinha de tapioca

Water flour, tapioca flour

Tem vitamina na raiz da mandioca

There's vitamin in the cassava root