Lyrics and translation Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Balaio

Balaio

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Ela mercava na Feira do Curtume
Moqueca de arraia com muita pimenta, ai, de cheiro
Se eu fosse o galo daquele terreiro
Ninguém mais provaria daquele tempero

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Quando mexia o balaio, ai balaio, era um queta comoda
Era um Deus nos acuda, um sarseiro
Se eu fosse o galo daquele terreiro
Ninguém mais provaria daquele tempero

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Ô preta tá, preta vá, preta tá
Pega, vira, mexe, bota vatapá
Vatapá, vatapá

Ô preta tá, preta vá

Balaio

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

She used to shop at the Curtume Fair
Stingray moqueca with a lot of pepper, oh, so fragrant
If I were the rooster of that yard
No one else would taste that seasoning

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

When she was shaking the balaio, oh, balaio, it was a queta comoda
It was a Deus nos acuda, a sarseiro
If I were the rooster of that yard
No one else would taste that seasoning

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going, black one, you’re here
Take it, turn it, move it, put some vatapá in it
Vatapá, vatapá

Oh, black one, you’re here, black one, you’re going