Pinotando Lyrics Translation in English

Marmota, lorota,mangofa, pipoca

Marmot, nonsense, nonsense, popcorn

Pra poder pular

To be able to jump

Marmota, lorota,mangofa, pipoca

Marmot, nonsense, nonsense, popcorn

Pra poder pinotar

To be able to revel

O maracatu tá afinado

The maracatu is tuned

Tem pierrô, tem palhaço na praça

There's Pierrot, there's a clown in the square

E vamos brincar

And let's play

Virando às avessas, não querendo conversa

Turning upside down, not wanting to talk

Que bom é pular carnaval

How good it is to jump carnival

No Swing da banda, da dança, da cana dos bêbados

In the swing of the band, the dance, the sugarcane of the drunkards

Há quem dê ponto no ar

Some sew stitches in the air

Beber caipirinha

Drinking caipirinha

Atrás da menina

Behind the girl

Se atrever a cantar

Daring to sing

Tem bloco do sujo, tem trio, tem frevo, tem samba

There's a dirty block, there's a trio, there's frevo, there's samba

Vamos brincar nesse tom

Let's play in this tone

Vem gente de longe

People come from far away

A rua é grande

The street is big

Pra pinotar carnaval

To revel in carnival