Perna Bamba Lyrics in English Parangolé , Léo Santana

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Perna Bamba by Parangolé from Portuguese to English.

Hey naughty young thing, wanna come to my place

Wanna do some forbidden stuff with the lights out?

You know I'm street-bred and I never say no

You can come with no clothes and no heart

You're gonna get weak in the knees

After I get you on top of my bed

You're gonna get weak in the knees

Tonight this young thing falls in love

You're gonna get weak in the knees

After I get you on top of my bed

And she's gonna throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

Gonna throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

And she's gonna throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

Gonna throw it, gonna throw it

Hey naughty young thing, wanna come to my place

Wanna do some forbidden stuff with the lights out?

You know I'm street-bred and I never say no

You can come with no clothes and no heart

You're gonna get weak in the knees

After I get you on top of my bed

You're gonna get weak in the knees

Tonight this naughty girl falls in love

You're gonna get weak in the knees

After I get you on top of my bed

And she's gonna throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

Gonna throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

So go on, throw it sideways, facing me and from the back

Gonna throw it, gonna throw it

You're gonna get weak in the knees

After I get you on top of my bed

You're gonna get weak in the knees

Tonight this naughty girl falls in love

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SONG MEANING

Get ready for a full-throttle dose of Brazilian swagger! In 'Perna Bamba', Parangolé teams up with Léo Santana to paint a flirty late-night scene where a novinha malvada (cheeky young woman) is invited home for some "proibidos" – those naughty, lights-off moments everyone whispers about. The singers show off their street-smart confidence (sou cria) and promise that once the party moves to the bedroom the girl will be left with perna bamba – literally "wobbly legs", the Brazilian way of saying she will be weak in the knees from passion.

The chorus is a rhythmic chant that doubles as a dance instruction: jogar de ladinho, de frente e de costa – sway to the side, face front, then turn your back. It blends the contagious energy of pagode baiano and funk, celebrating sensuality, dance and spontaneous romance. Behind the playful bravado, the song is simply an invitation to live in the moment: turn up the music, let your body move and fall head-over-heels (or knees-over-knees) for the night.

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Parangolé Perna Bamba Lyrics