Desordeiro Lyrics Translation in English

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Era o zé brigão o rei da confusão

It was Zé Brigão, the king of confusion

Aonde ele chegava sempre dava alteração

Wherever he went, there was always a disturbance

E não temia ninguém. Ah, seu ninguém!

And he feared no one. Oh, nobody!

Ultimamente ele fez uma quizumba lá no morro do urubu

Lately, he caused a commotion up on Urubu Hill


Fazendo a raça beber sem querer e a comer peixe cru

Making people drink unintentionally and eat raw fish

O zé que se dizia uma parada dura

Zé, who claimed to be a tough guy

Sempre marcando um 38 na cintura

Always carrying a .38 on his waist

Desordeiro pra chuchu

A troublemaker for sure


Pois ao zé brigão ninguém metia medo

Because Zé Brigão, no one would intimidate

Diz que quando ele cismava apertava o dedo

They say that when he decided, he pulled the trigger

Era mais um que ia pro caju

He was just another one headed for trouble

Ontem o zé brigão foi a favela do esqueleto

Yesterday, Zé Brigão went to the Skeleton Favela


Ao chegar deparou-se com um preto

Upon arrival, he encountered a black man

Um tal de negrão, também valentão

A certain big black man, also a tough guy

Negrão, ali também estava de zonzeira

Big Black, there was also in a daze

E gritou dessa maneira pro zé brigão

And shouted to Zé Brigão in this way


Hoje aqui ninguém vai dar fricote

Today, no one here will cause a fuss

Você vai dar o pinote que eu quero ficar só! Só!

You're going to scram because I want to be alone! Alone!

O zé brigão achou aquilo duro

Zé Brigão found that tough

Quando quis puxar o fogo já estava seguro

When he wanted to draw his gun, it was already safe

E acabou fechando o paletó

And ended up closing his jacket

Added by Marta Oliveira
Luanda, Angola January 6, 2025
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