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Samba do Arnesto

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Wikipedia article


'"Samba do Arnesto"' (English: 'Arnesto's samba') is a classical samba song composed in 1953 by Italian Brazilian composer and singer Adoniran Barbosa. In his style of the "paulista" samba, it has humorous lyrics written in poor Portuguese language of the So Paulo city's poor suburbs with Italian immigrants. As is typical of many of his compositions, the last four lines are spoken instead of sung.

Lyrics



'Original'

O 'Arnesto' nos 'convid' 'prum' samba, ele mora no Brs   


'Nis' 'fumos' e no 'encontremos' ningum


'Nis' 'vortemos' 'cuma' baita duma 'riva'


Da outra 'veiz' 'nis num vai' mais


'Nis' no 'semos' tatu!


Outro dia 'encontremo' com o Arnesto


Que 'pidiu descurpa mais nis' no 'aceitemos'


Isso no se faz, Arnesto, 'nis' no se importa


Mais voc devia ter 'ponhado' um recado na porta


'Ansim': "'i', turma, num deu pra 'esper'


A vez que isso 'num' tem importncia, num faz 'm'


Depois que 'nis' vai, depois que 'nis vorta'


Assinado em cruz porque no sei escrever. 'Arnesto'"

'Free translation'

Ernest has invited us for a samba, he lives in Brs


We went there and didn't find no one


We came back in a big rage


Next time, we won't go again


We are no racoon


The other day we found Ernest


Who asked for pardon but we didn't accept


You can't do this to us, Ernest, we don't care much,


But you should have put a message on the door


Like this: "See, gang, I couldn't wait for you


But since this is not important, no ill taken


After we go, after we come


Signed with a cross, because I can't write. Ernest

The Portuguese lyrics above include grammatical and pronunciation features of the local speech (in 'italic') that violate official language norm. Those details are unfortunately lost in the English translation.

See also



* "Trem das Onze"

* "Samba Italiano"

* "Tiro ao lvaro"

References




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