Baile da Mariquinha

Mariquinha's Dance

Baile da Mariquinha

Sometimes I rememberÀs vezes vou me lembrando
Mariquinha's danceDo baile da mariquinha
The old xote left behindDo xote velho largado
And the rancheira that cameE da rancheira que vinha

The kettle coffeeDo café de chaleira
That the godmother served meQue a comadre me servia
Farofa and mixed beansFarofa e feijão mexido
With a quarter of flourCom uma quarta de farinha

The best thing in the world wasA melhor coisa do mundo era
Mariquinha's DanceO Baile da Mariquinha

The weekends arrivedChegava os fins de semana
Saturday morningSábado de manhãzinha
There was, there was, there was, there was that commotionDava, dava, dava, dava aquele reboliço
Neighbor's gossipMexerico de vizinha

And the old ladies rattled the bellE as véias batiam guizo
For the girls in the kitchenPrás meninas na cozinha
Go put on a new dress, JuracemaAi vai botá um vestido novo, Juracema
Gift from your godmotherPresente da tua madrinha

Everyone got readyTodo mundo se aprumava
For Mariquinha's DancePro Baile da Mariquinha

And the guests of the danceE os convidados do baile
What a dance, heyQue baile tchê
From Mariquinha's danceDo baile da mariquinha
Some on foot and on horsebackUns à pé e de à cavalo
Others came by cartOutros de carreta vinha

And they started to danceE começava a dançar
Big and small peopleGente grande pequenina
They danced to the half canhaFerravam na meia canha
With verses and litaniesCom trovas e ladainhas

Many marriages happenedMuito casamento deu
At Mariquinha's DanceNo baile da Mariquinha

And the security of the danceE a segurança do baile
Was top-notchEra de primeira linha
There was, there was, there was, there was Zapa in chargeTinha tinha tinha tinha o zapa no comando
And over there in the kitchen, BijuquinhaE lá na copa o bijuquinha

And if a fight broke outE se estourasse a peleia
Uncle Zapa would attend, take the troublemakers outsideO tio zapa atendia tirava a indiada lá prá fora
And solve it with a slapE no tapa resolvia

The joy continuedA alegria continuava
At Mariquinha's DanceNo baile da Mariquinha