O Tié o Tiá (part. Bando de Baitacas) Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Eu fui num samba lá na casa do tenente

I went to a samba at the lieutenant's house

Tinha mai muié que gente

There were many women, oh people

Nunca vi tanta fulia

Never saw so much revelry

Cantava no côro do afamado Riachão

Singing in the choir of the famous Riachão

Eu peguei no meu violão

I took my guitar

E só bati na baixaria

And only played in the lowdown


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


É a dona Zefa, dona Célia, dona Rosa

It's Mrs. Zefa, Mrs. Célia, Mrs. Rosa

Seu Mané lá de Viçosa

Mr. Mané from Viçosa

Faz subir a criancinha

Makes the little ones climb

Na casa dele não eudevia falá, mas falo

In his house, I shouldn't say, but I do

A muié canta de galo

The woman sings like a rooster

E o marido de galinha

And the husband like a chicken


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Eu me encabulo com essa moda das muié

I get puzzled with this fashion of women

Cum vestido até nos pé

With dresses down to their feet

Disse que é moda moderna

Saying it's a modern fashion

A outra moda de vestido bem curtinho

The other fashion of very short dresses

Era bem mais bunitinho

Was much prettier

Porque assim mostrava as perna

Because it showed the legs


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance


Toda a mocinha que vai lá pro Guarujá

Every girl who goes to Guarujá

Pra tomar banho de mar

To take a sea bath

Comete um grande pecado

Commits a great sin

E lá na praia brincando com namorado

And there on the beach playing with her boyfriend

E tenha afundado mai

And may have drowned

É perigo morrê afogado

It's dangerous to die drowned


Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Oi tié, oi tié, oi tiá

Hi tié, hi tié, hi tiá

Bota corda na balança

Put rope on the scale

Que eu quero balanceá

'Cause I want to balance

Added by Pedro Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 5, 2024
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