Erasmo Carlos
Mane Joao lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Rock, MPB
- Length
- 3:16
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
De Mané João
Of Mané João
Toda brincadeira
Every bit of fun
Acabou no chão
Ended on the floor
Tinha inimigo
There was an enemy
Dentro do salão
Inside the hall
Zé da Capoeira fazendo exibição
Zé da Capoeira putting on a show
Tinha cabelo grande mas não tinha molho
He had long hair but no style
Mané ficou de olho
Mané had his eye on it
Tinha cabelo grande mas não tinha molho
He had long hair but no style
Mané ficou de olho
Mané kept an eye out
Escondeu Margarida na cortina
He hid Margarida behind the curtain
E gritou
And shouted
Ninguém transa com a menina
No one messes with the girl
E só terminou a brincadeira
And it only ended the game
Com o sangue escorrendo na ladeira
With blood flowing down the slope
E era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
And there was so much blood for such a small slope
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
E era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
And there was so much blood for such a small slope
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
De Mané João
Of Mané João
Toda brincadeira
Every joke
Acabou no chão
Ended on the floor
Tinha inimigo
There was an enemy
Dentro do salão
Inside the hall
Zé da Capoeira fazendo exibição
Zé da Capoeira putting on a show
Tinha cabelo grande mas não tinha molho
Had long hair but no groove
Mané ficou de olho
Mané was keeping an eye
Tinha cabelo grande mas não tinha molho
Had long hair but no groove
Mané ficou de olho
Mané kept a watchful eye
Escondeu Margarida na cortina
Hid Margarida behind the curtain
E gritou
And shouted
Ninguém transa com a menina
No one messes with the girl
E só terminou a brincadeira
And the game only ended
Com o sangue escorrendo na ladeira
With blood flowing down the slope
E era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
And there was too much blood for such a little slope
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
E era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
And there was too much blood for such a little slope
Lá na gafieira
There at the dance hall
Era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
It was too much blood for a little slope
Lá na gafieira
Down at the dance hall
Era muito sangue pra pouca ladeira
It was too much blood for a little slope
Lá na gafieira
Down at the dance hall
Lá na gafieira
Down at the dance hall
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Key vocabulary
- gafieira
- ballroom
- mané
- idiot
- joão
- John
- toda
- allA2
- brincadeira
- playA1
- acabou
- ended
- chão
- groundA2
- inimigo
- enemyA2
- dentro
- insideA1
- salão
- hallA2
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About this song
Erasmo Carlos was a Brazilian rock musician and composer. He is known for his work with his longtime partner Roberto Carlos and for a string of influential recordings that helped shape Brazilian rock, including the 1962 single “Terror dos Namorados.”