Forró de Mané Vito [English translation]

In the background:

''Your Lordship, for Nossa Senhora's sake*, I didn't kill that man. I only scratched him a little, that man was strong. I swear in the name of Nossa Senhora!''

Your police chief, I tell your

Lordship

I'm a child from a family

Which doesn't desire any mishmash

But few days ago

In Mané Vito's party

I had to prove my manhood well

I will explain you why

Bitola was playing the ganzá**

Preá was playing the reco-reco***

And Zé Marreco was playing the acordeon

They played damn good

Here, there, there****

I was dacing with Rosinha

When Zeca, child of Sianinha

Forbid me to dance

Your Lordship, no trouble

I don't fight

If no one messes with me

I'm not a man made for fighting

But on that party

Your Lordship, I lost my temper

I had to get my arms

Because I don't like to be humiliated

To scare Zeca

I told to the fole***** to stop

But that man wasn't weak

He came to hit me

I got my dagger

I blew out the lanterns

I made everyone ranaway

The party was over

• Artist:Luiz Gonzaga