Samba

Samba

Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...

) is a popular samba song composed in 1965 by Adoniran Barbosa

Adoniran Barbosa

Adoniran Barbosa, artistic name of João Rubinato , was a famous Brazilian traditional samba singer and composer.-Early years:...

 (1912-1982), who was a son of Italian immigrants of the city of Valinhos

Valinhos

Valinhos is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Adoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is geographically close to Campinas. The city's estimated population in 2009 was107,481. Its area is...

, Brazil

Brazil

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, and knew well the pidgin

Pidgin

A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the...

 Italian-Portuguese dialect spoken in the streets of São Paulo

São Paulo

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, 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

Paulistas

Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente, whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga....

).

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 qui Ti 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'onda

Free translation Gioconda, my little girl Go frolicking there, deep into the sea But pay attention to the sharks, did 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, Laugh, laugh and laugh At this unhappy one here Do you remember, Gioconda That afternoon in Guarujá When the sea was taking you away And you called me: Help, Marcello! Your Gioconda is afraid of this wave

External links

• MP3 Recording of Samba Italiano. Terra Music.