Mulata Trabalhada na Cintura (Jo-Ana) Lyrics Translation in English

Totalmente insana

Totally insane

Joana arranjou um batente em Copacabana

Joana got a job in Copacabana

Cismou de vender bugiganga pra gente bacana

Decided to sell trinkets to cool people

Turista tarado atrás de uma vida mundana

Tourist perverts chasing a mundane life

Descolou uma grana

Managed to get some money

Pegou um vestido emprestado com a amiga no Lama’s

Borrowed a dress from a friend at Lama's

Cansou dessa vida de pobre, de ser suburbana

Tired of this poor life, of being suburban

Queria o caminho das pedras que conduz à fama

Wanted the path to fame

Sabia que tinha uma carta na manga

Knew she had an ace up her sleeve

Sabia que era bonita e jeitosa

Knew she was beautiful and charming

Sabia da mercadoria que Deus lhe dera

Knew about the merchandise God had given her

Todo mundo quer uma mulata trabalhada na cintura

Everyone wants a mulatto with a worked waist

Peito grande e bunda dura

Big breasts and firm buttocks

Joana teve que se virar em duas

Joana had to manage two

Enquanto Ana cuidava das Costas, Jô batia de frente

While Ana took care of the back, Jô faced head-on

Joana sabia fazer essa leitura

Joana knew how to read this

E enfrentar as ruas (duras) de Copacabana

And face the tough streets of Copacabana

Na moral

For real

Na real

For sure

Sem se vender, sem se perder

Without selling out, without losing oneself

Na moral

For real

Na real

For sure

Sem destruir, pra construir

Without destroying, to build

Na moral

For real

Na real

For sure

Sem ter que se prostituir

Without having to prostitute oneself

Na moral

For real

Na real

For sure

Sem fumacê, pra revender

Without smoke, to resell

Na moral

For real

Na real

For sure

Sem se anular, sem se perder

Without annihilation, without losing oneself