Liforme Instravagante Lyrics Translation in English

Luiz Gonzaga
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Mandei fazer um liforme

Sent to make a bizarre outfit

Como toda a preparação

Like any preparation

Para botar no arraiá

To put in the June festival

Na noite de São João

On Saint John's night


Chapéu de arroz doce

Sweet rice hat

Forrado com tapioca

Lined with tapioca

As fitas de alfinim

Pins with sugar

E as fivelas de paçoca

And buckwheat buckles

A camisa de nata

Cream shirt

E os botões de pipoca

And popcorn buttons


A ceroula de soro

Sour cream long johns

E as calça de coalhada

And curd pants

O cinturão de manteiga

Butter belt

E o buquê de carne assada

And roasted meat bouquet

Sapato de pirão

Bread shoe

E a zenfilhon de cocada

And coconut dessert ribbon


As meias de angu

Pudding stockings

Presilhas de amendoim

Clasps of peanuts

Charuto de biscoito

Biscuit cigar

E os anelões de bolim

And bolim rings

Os óculos de ovos fritos

Fried egg glasses

E as luvas de toucin

And lard gloves


O colete de banana

Banana vest

E a gravata de tripa

Tripe tie

O paletó de ensopado

Stew jacket

E o lenço de canjica

And hominy handkerchief

Carteira de pamonha

Corn wallet

E a bengala de linguiça

And sausage cane


Vai ser um grande sucesso

It will be a great success

No baile da prefeitura

At the city hall dance

A pulseira de queijo

Cheese bracelet

E o relógio de rapadura

And molasses watch

Quem tem um liforme deste

Whoever has such an outfit

Pode contar com fartura

Can count on plenty

Added by Vanessa Costa
Lisbon, Portugal March 18, 2025
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