Engasga Gato Lyrics Translation in English
Kiko Dinucci
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Fui na casa do expedito
I went to Expedito's house
Tava cheia de mosquito
It was full of mosquitoes
Eu num sei se foi macumba
I don't know if it was witchcraft
O meus'ói tava esquisito
My eyes were weird
A urucaca da velhaca
The old woman's urucaca
Taca a pata faz trapaça
Throws her paw, deceives
A danada é das braba
The damned one is fierce
Na arengada de mulata
In the quarrel of the mulatto
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope
A cachaça venenosa
The poisonous cachaça
Cangibrina das maldosa
Cangibrina of the wicked
Abrideira aca açu
Opener aca açu
Canha pinga engasga-gato
Canha pinga engasga-gato
Quando era meia-noite
When it was midnight
Era fogo era porre
It was fire, it was drunk
Carraspana chuva ema
Carraspana rain ema
Fogo ganso gata jorna
Fire goose cat jorna
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope
O gole da madrugada
The gulp of dawn
Na penumbra é meu achote
In the dim light is my buddy
O Schnaps é novinho
The Schnaps is brand new
Quando bebe arrota morte
When he drinks, he belches death
Os meus'ói tá doente
My eyes are sick
Tá sofrendo de exagero
They're suffering from excess
Vê macumba na cozinha
See witchcraft in the kitchen
Diz que é culpa da caninha
Says it's the fault of the little cane
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope
Malunga água de briga marafu maria branca
Malunga water of fight marafu maria branca
Entoava na subida e três tombo na barranca
Chanted on the climb and three falls on the slope