Ciro Beiço

Ciro Beiço

Ciro Beiço

Ciro since he was a kid, played in the same rhythmO Ciro desde guri, tocava no mesmo tranco
The gathering he livened up, could even make it calmBochincho que ele animava, chegava a fazê remanso
But when he talked about his lip, he disguised it and got upsetMas quando falava em beiço disfarçava e dava ranço
Because he remembered his childhood, when he lived on the ranchPois se lembrava da infância, quando morou lá na estância
And he, who wasn't gentle, lost his lower lipE ele que não era manso, perdeu o beiço de baixo
In a goose peckNuma bicada de ganso

Oigalê macho fandango, that I saw you dancing recentlyOigalê fandango macho, que a pouco te vi dançando
And the accordionist Ciro Beiço, oh how he played droolingE o gaiteiro ciro beiço ai que tocava se babando
He played the accordion, pulling a four-beatPeludiava na cordeona, puxando uma quatro soco
To dance in a party only a drunk or half-crazyPrá dançar num baile desse só borracho ou meio louco

The accordion in his arms, was an owl in the hollowA cordeona nos seus braços, era coruja no oco
And the old quide sang there in a somewhat hoarse cornerE o velho quide cantava lá num canto meio rouco
In the dance hall, just winking at the girlsNa salita da bailanta, só piscando pras guria
Juca Basto, the pandeiro player, hit a dry leatherJuca basto, pandeirista num couro seco batia

In the middle of the hall, Bitifarra opened his chestLá no meio do salão, Bitifarra abria o peito
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for Dom Ciro Beiço to playMeus senhores e senhoras vai tocar o dom Ciro Beiço
And pass the lip, and pass the lip, and let my lip passE passe o beiço, e passe o beiço, e me deixe o beiço passar
Wherever this old Ciro Beiço playsAonde toca este velho Ciro Beiço

People who are broke can come in without payingO pessoal que tá sem troco vai entrando sem pagar
They've already paired up, hooked up, passed the lip right in the middle of the hallJá se amorou, carcou, passaram o beiço bem no meio do salão
It's old Ciro, who's sayingÉ o velho Ciro, que tá dizendo
That the guys should approach the girls and the ladies shouldn't be shyQue os rapa chegue nas moça e que as muié não de carão

The accordion was wheezing, on the other side of the tinA cordeona era reiúna, num contra lado de lata
And the brawl was roaring like a pig in the potatoesE a baixaria roncava que nem leitão nas batatas
Two hours passed in a vanerão without a breakDuas horas demoravam num vanerão sem retovo
And there were people who fell asleep and then danced againE tinha gente que dormia e que voltava dançar de novo

And so the story of this strange tale was bornE assim nasceu a história desse cuento tão estranho
Because of a male goose that fought in the herdPor causa de um ganso macho que peleava no rebanho
If the girls didn't dance, just stood there gapingSe as guria não dançasse, só ficasse no arreganho
Old Ciro's lip would end up this bigO velho Ciro ficava com o beiço deste tamanho