Paroles et traduction Elba Ramalho - Na Base da Chinela

Na Base da Chinela

Eu fui dançar um baile na casa da Gabriela
Nunca vi coisa tão boa
Foi na base da chinela
O sujeito ia chegando tirava logo o sapato
Se tivesse de botina sola grossa bico chato
Entrava pra dançar no baile da Gabriela
Tirando meia e sapato
Calçando par de chinela
O baile estava animado só na base da chinela
Toda turma disputava dançar com a Gabriela
Requebrar naquela base no salão só tinha ela
Todos convidados riam
Gostando da base dela
Jogaram no salão pimenta bem machucada
O baile da Gabriela acabou com chinelada
Home numa pisada dessa eu vou
Até amanhecer dia
Só nessa base a chinelinha no chão

In Slippers

I went to dance at Gabriela's place
I've never seen anything so good
It was done in slippers
People would arrive and immediately take off their shoes
If they had boots, with thick soles and blunt toes
They would go in to dance at Gabriela's place
Taking off their socks and shoes
And putting on a pair of slippers
The party was lively, everything was done in slippers
Everyone competed to dance with Gabriela
She was the only one who could dance like that
All the guests were laughing
Enjoying her style
They threw a lot of ground pepper on the dance floor
Gabriela's party ended in a slipper fight
Man, with a footprint like this, I'll be
Dancing till the break of dawn
Only in these slippers on the floor