Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mao Boba by É O Tchan from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Vovó, toda envergonhada
Grandma, all embarrassed
Ficou toda debochada
She was all debauched
Quando tomou licor
When you took liquor
A cabeça da velha endiabrou
The old woman's head was
Tira a vovó daí
Get Grandma out of there
Tira a vovó daí
Get Grandma out of there
Vovó no samba
Grandma in samba
Ela não quer sair
She doesn't want to leave
Ela bota a mão na cabeça
She puts her hand on her head
Ela bota a mão na cintura
She puts her hand on her waist
Ela joga pra lá e pra cá, ela fica dizendo
She throws it back and forth, she keeps saying
Que tá em água dura
That's in hard water
É gera samba ou não é
It generates samba or is not
É gera samba ou não é
It generates samba or is not
É gera samba ou não é
It generates samba or is not
Ou não é, ou não é ou não é, ou não é
Either it's not, or it's not or it's not, or it's not
Vovó no samba, ela não quer sair
Grandma in samba, she doesn't want to go out
Vovó no samba, ela não quer sair
Grandma in samba, she doesn't want to go out
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