Delegado Chico Palha

Delegado Chico Palha

Delegado Chico Palha

Delegate Chico PalhaDelegado Chico Palha
No soul, no heartSem alma, sem coração
Doesn't want samba or curimbaNão quer samba nem Curimba
In your jurisdictionNa sua jurisdição

He didn't holdEle não prendia
Just beatSó batia

He was a very strong manEra um homem muito forte
With a violent temperCom um gênio violento
The party ended quicklyAcabava a festa a pau
He still broke the instrumentsAinda quebrava os instrumentos

He didn't holdEle não prendia
Just beatSó batia

The scoundrels of PortelaOs malandros da Portela
From Serrinha and CongonhaDa Serrinha e da Congonha
For him they were bumsPra ele eram vagabundos
And the shameless womenE as mulheres sem-vergonhas

He didn't holdEle não prendia
Just beatSó batia

Curimba gained groundA Curimba ganhou terreiro
Samba has gained a schoolO samba ganhou escola
He was kicked out of the police forceEle expulso da polícia
I lived begging for almsVivia pedindo esmola