Sérgio Mendes
Fanfarra (Cabua-Le-Le) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB
- Length
- 4:02
Faca que corta
Knife that cuts
É facão
It's a machete
Fumo de corda
Rope tobacco
Enrolam
They roll it up
Mulher de nome
Woman by name
É Isabel
It's Isabel
Que samba com gringo
Who dances samba with a foreigner
Soldado sem farda e sem quartel
Soldier without uniform and without barracks
Que samba com gringo
Who dances samba with a foreigner
Soldado sem farda e sem quartel
Soldier without uniform and without barracks
Faca que corta
A knife that cuts
É facão
It's a machete
Fumo de corda
Rope tobacco
Enrolam
They wrap it up
Mulher de nome
Woman by name
É Isabel
It's Isabel
Que samba com gringo
Who dances samba with a foreigner
Soldado sem farda e sem quartel
Soldier without a uniform and without a barracks
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live it up, hey
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, hey
Viva
Live
Não duvide que ela
Don't doubt that she
Mas duvide que ela vá
But doubt that she'll go
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof, whistle
No vapor deve dar
It should work in steam
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof, whistle
No vapor deve dar
It should work in steam
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof, let's go
No vapor deve dar
In the steam, it must be
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof, let's go
No vapor deve dar
In the steam, it must be
Faca que corta
A knife that cuts
É facão
It's a big knife
Fumo de corda
Rope smoke
Enrolam
They roll it up
Mulher de nome
A woman named
É Isabel
It's Isabel
Que samba com gringo
What samba with a foreigner
Soldado sem farda e sem quartel
A soldier without a uniform and without a barracks
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof whistle
No vapor deve dar
In the steam, it must work
Au au au apitô
Woof woof woof whistle
No vapor deve dar
In the steam, it must work
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Long live, eh
Viva
Long live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, yeah
Viva
Live
Não duvide que ela
Don't doubt that she'll
Mas duvide que ela vá
But doubt that she'll go
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, yeah
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, yeah
Viva
Live
Não duvide que ela
Don't doubt that she
Mas duvide que ela vá
But doubt that she will
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live, eh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live oh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live oh
Viva
Live
Cabua lê lê
Cabua lê lê
Viva ê
Live oh
Viva
Live
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Key vocabulary
- faca
- knifeA1
- corta
- cut
- facão
- machete
- fumo
- smokeB1
- corda
- ropeA2
- enrolam
- roll
- mulher
- womanA1
- nome
- nameA1
- gringo
- foreigner
- soldado
- soldierA2
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About this song
Sérgio Mendes was a Brazilian musician and bandleader associated with bossa nova, blending jazz, funk, and pop. He is best known for his international success with Brasil ’66 and hits such as “Mas Que Nada” and “The Look of Love.”