Nove e Nove

Nine and Nine

Nove e Nove

Forward and upwardPara frente e para o alto
I can never stopEu nunca posso parar
With me it's nine nineComigo é no nove nove
I will count nine nineNove nove eu vou contar
My verses have nine nineMeus versos têm nove nove
And no nine will be missingE nenhum nove vai faltar
I will give the resultEu vou dar o resultado
And the nine, nine givesE os nove, nove dá

I was born on the ninth dayEu nasci no dia nove
At nine o'clock I was paganNove horas fui pagão
Nine priests, nine churchesNove padres, nove igrejas
Nine times I was ChristianNove vezes fui cristão
I entered nine schoolsEu entrei em nove escolas
And learned nine lessonsE aprendi nove lição
I won nine medalsEu ganhei nove medalhas
I broke nine championsQuebrei nove campeão

Nine brave BahiansNove baianos valentes
Join nine valorJunta nove valentias
Nine scares nine criesNove susto nove choros
Running nine familiesCorrendo nove famílias
Nine Bahians jumpingNove baianos pulando
Cutting nine, cold ironCorta nove, ferro fria
Nine machetes are tinklingNove facão tá tinindo
Nine empty sheathsNove bainha vazia

I entered nine pagodasEntrei em nove pagodes
I met nine tough guysTopei nove valentão
Nine slaps, nine fallsNove tapa, nove tombo
Nine men on the groundNove caboclo no chão
Nine processes runningNove processos correndo
And working nine clerksE trabalhar nove escrivão
Nine release ordersNove ordem de soltura
Nine good lawyersNove advogados bão

I had nine girlfriendsTive nove namoradas
Nine times I was marriedNove vezes fui casado
Nine mothers-in-law and nine fathers-in-lawNove sogra e nove sogros
Nine abandoned homesNove lar abandonado
When it was the ninth dayQuando foi no dia nove
I met nine armed menTopei nove cabras armados
I fired nine shots upNove tiros eu dei pra cima
Made nine brothers-in-law runFiz correr nove cunhados