Ara Pó Lyrics Translation in English

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

É ponto de nego véio

It's the point of an old black man

De Jongueiro cantador

A singer of Jongos

É no A e é no R

It's in the A and it's in the R

É no P e é no O

It's in the P and it's in the O

Amarrei o leão na linha

I tied the lion to the line

E o leão não escapou

And the lion didn't escape

Pode crer meu sinhô

You can believe, my sir

É no estilo de jongo

It's in the style of Jongo

Que cantar agora eu vou

That I'm going to sing now

Fui levar uma boiada

I took a herd of cattle

Dona Júlia quem comprou

Mrs. Julia bought it

Ela esperou na porteira

She waited at the gate

O gado ela contou

She counted the cattle

Ela comprou mil cabeças

She bought a thousand heads

Novecentas só passou

Nine hundred just passed

Dona Júlia era sabida

Mrs. Julia was clever

Mas comigo se enganou, ara pó, ara pó

But she fooled me, here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

É ponto de nego véio

It's the point of an old black man

De Jongueiro cantador

A singer of Jongos

É no A e é no R

It's in the A and it's in the R

É no P e é no O

It's in the P and it's in the O

Amarrei o leão na linha

I tied the lion to the line

E o leão não escapou

And the lion didn't escape

Pode crer meu sinhô

You can believe, my sir

Entrei na roda de jongo

I entered the Jongo circle

Negro véio me falou

An old black man told me

Eu tinha um laço de imbira

I had a lasso made of imbira

Quando eu era laçador

When I was a lassoer

Eu fui amansar uma tropa

I went to tame a herd

Só de burro pulador

Only with jumping donkeys

Quem levou laço de couro

Who took a leather lasso

Foi só laço que estourou

It was only a lasso that broke

Meu laço era de imbira

My lasso was made of imbira

Meu laço não rebentou, ara pó, ara pó

My lasso didn't break, here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

É ponto de nego véio

It's the point of an old black man

De Jongueiro cantador

A singer of Jongos

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

Ara pó, ara pó

Here it goes, here it goes

É ponto de nego véio

It's the point of an old black man

De Jongueiro cantador

A singer of Jongos