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Besouro Cordão de Ouro
Quando eu morrer
KWAHN-dooh eh/ooh moh-HEHRH
When I die
Me enterre na Lapinha
Meeh ehnh-TEH-heeh nah lah-PEEHNH-yah
Bury me in Lapinha
(coro/chorus)
Quando eu morrer
KWAHN-dooh eh/ooh moh-HEHRH
When I die
Me enterre na Lapinha
Meeh ehnh-TEH-heeh nah lah-PEEHNH-yah
Bury me in Lapinha
Calça culote, paletó almofadinha
KAH/W-sah, kooh-LOH-teeh, pah-leh-TO, ah/w-moh-fah-DEEHNH-yah
Culotte pants, blazer jacket all elegant and sharp
(coro/chorus)
Calça culote, paletó almofadinha
KAH/W-sah, kooh-LOH-teeh, pah-leh-TO, ah/w-moh-fah-DEEHNH-yah
Culotte pants, blazer jacket all elegant and sharp
Adeus, Bahia, Zumzumzum, Cordão de Ouro
Ah-DEH/OOHS, Bah-EEH-ah, zoohnh-zoohnh-zoohnh, Kohrh-DOWHNH deeh OH-rooh
Goodbye Bahia, zumzumzum, Golden Belt
Eu vou partir porque mataram meu Besouro
Eh/ooh voh pahrh-TEEHRH POHRH-kay mah-TAH-rahnh meh/ooh beeh-ZOH-rooh
Iam getting out of here because they killed my Besouro
É zumzumzum
Eh/ah zoohnh-zoohnh-zoohnh
It's zumzumzum
(coro/chorus)
É Besouro
Eh/ah Beeh-ZOH-rooh
It's Besouro
Agora sim, que mataram o meu Besouro,
Ah-GOH-rah seehnh, keeh mah-TAH-rahnh ooh meh/ooh Beeh-ZOH-rooh
Now it's so, they killed my Besouro,
Depois de morte, Besourinho Cordão de Ouro
Deeh-POYEZ deeh MOHRH-teeh, beeh-zoh-REEHNH-yooh KOHRH-dowhnh deeh OH-rooh
After death, Besourinho Golden Belt
(coro/chorus)
Agora sim, que mataram o meu Besouro,
Ah-GOH-rah seehnh, keeh mah-TAH-rahnh ooh meh/ooh Beeh-ZOH-rooh
Now it's so, they killed my Besouro,
Depois de morte, Besourinho Cordão de Ouro
Deeh-POYEZ deeh MOHRH-teeh, beeh-zoh-REEHNH-yooh KOHRH-dowhnh deeh OH-rooh
After death, Besourinho Golden Belt
Como é que chama?
KOH-mooh eh/ah keeh SHAH-mah
What is his name?
(coro/chorus)
Cordão de Ouro
KOHRH-dowhnh deeh OH-rooh
Golden Belt