- Samba Italiano
"Samba Italiano" (Italian
Samba ) is a popular samba song composed in1965 byAdoniran Barbosa (1912-1982), who was a son of Italian immigrants of the city ofValinhos ,Brazil , and knew well thepidgin Italian-Portuguese dialect spoken in the streets ofSão Paulo , mostly in the sections of Mooca, Brás and Bexiga.The lyrics are very funny and non-sensical, at least for those Italian-Brazilians who can understand the language (a great number of
paulistas ).Lyrics
Original Gioconda, piccina mia,
Vai brincar ali no mare í no fundo,
Mas atencione co os tubarone, ouviste
Capito, meu San Benedito?Piove, piove,
Fa tempo que piove qua, Gigi,
E io, sempre io,
Sotto la tua finestra
E vuoi senza mi sentire
Ridere, ridere, ridere
Di questo infelice quiTi ricordi, Gioconda,
Di quella sera in Guarujá
Quando il mare ti portava via
E mi chiamasti
Aiuto, Marcello!
La tua Gioconda ha paura di quest'ondaFree translation Gioconda, my little
Go frolicking there, deep into the sea
But pay attention to the sharks, do you hear
Understood, my Saint Benedict?It rains, it rains
It has rained for a long time here, Gigi
And I, always I
Under your window
And you, without hearing me
Laughs, laughs and laughs
Of this unhappy one hereDo you remember, Gioconda
That afternoon in Guarujá
When the sea took you away
And you called for me:
Help, Marcello!
Your Gioconda is afraid of this waveee also
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Trem das Onze
*Tiro ao Álvaro
*Samba do Arnesto External links
* [http://radio.terra.com.br/includes/internas_albuns/0/914.html MP3 Recording of Samba Italiano] . Terra Music.
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