Linha De Passe
João Bosco Lyrics

Toca de tatu, linguiça e paio e boi zebu
Assorted meats and animal products, including armadillo, sausage, and a type of cattle bred in Brazil.

Rabada com angu, rabo-de-saia
Stewed oxtail with cornmeal mush and a type of layered skirt/dress.

Naco de peru, lombo de porco com tutu
Chunks of turkey, pork loin with black bean paste.

E bolo de fubá, barriga d'água
Cornbread cake and a type of edema caused by water retention.

Há um diz que tem e no balaio tem também
There's a saying that there's something and it can also be found in the basket.

Um som bordão bordando o som, dedão, violação
A bass sound weaving through the music, played with thumb on the guitar.

Diz um diz que viu e no balaio viu também
Someone says they saw something and it can also be found in the basket.

Um pega lá no toma-lá-dá-cá, do samba
A back-and-forth exchange, characteristic of samba music.

Um caldo de feijão, um vatapá, e coração
A bean soup, a type of Afro-Brazilian seafood stew, and heart (as in, courage or spirit).

Boca de siri, um namorado e um mexilhão
Shellfish, including a type of crab (literally, mouth of a crab), a type of fish (literally, boyfriend), and a type of mussel.

Água de benzê, linha de passe e chimarrão
Blessed water, a reference to soccer tactics, and a traditional South American drink made from yerba mate.

Babaluaê, rabo de arraia e confusão
A reference to an Afro-Brazilian deity associated with death and communication with ancestors, a type of stingray tail, and disorder or chaos.

Cana e cafuné, fandango e cassulê
Sugarcane and a type of head massage, a type of dance and a type of stew.

Sereno e pé no chão, bala, camdomblé
Nighttime dew and down-to-earth attitude, bullets (possibly a reference to police violence), and a type of Afro-Brazilian religion.

E o meu café, cadê? Não tem, vai pão com pão
And my coffee, where is it? It's gone, so bread with bread will have to do.

Já era Tirolesa, o Garrincha, a Galeria
The Tirolesa nightclub, the legendary soccer player Garrincha, and the Galeria Alaska club are all a thing of the past.

A Mayrink Veiga, o Vai-da-Valsa, e hoje em dia
Mayrink Veiga street and the Vai-da-Valsa nightclub were popular in the past, but now things are different.

Rola a bola, é sola, esfola, cola, é pau a pau
The ball rolls, it's all or nothing, it's rough and tumble, it sticks together, it's neck and neck.

E lá vem Portela que nem Marquês de Pombal
And here comes the Portela samba school, spreading like the Marquês de Pombal (a reference to a historical figure in Portugal).

Mal, isso assim vai mal, mas viva o carnaval
Things are going badly, but long live carnival anyway.

Lights e sarongs, bondes, louras, King-Kongs
Lights and sarongs (a type of skirt), streetcars, blondes, King Kongs (a reference to a film character).

Meu pirão primeiro é muita marmelada
I'm putting the most important thing first, even if it's a lot of fuss.

Puxa saco, cata-resto, pato, jogo-de-cabresto
A brownnoser, someone who scraps together leftovers, a sucker or dupe, a game where one person is controlled or restricted by another.

E a pedalada
And the pedal (possibly a reference to a bicycle maneuver).

Quebra outro nariz, na cara do juiz
Break another nose, right in the judge's face.

Aí, e há quem faça uma cachorrada
And there are those who act like dogs (meaning, do something wrong or sneaky).

E fique na banheira, ou jogue pra torcida
And stay on the sidelines or play to the crowd (meaning, perform for the audience instead of playing properly).

Feliz da vida
As happy as can be.

É com esse que eu vou dançar até cair
I'm going to dance until I drop, with this person or this music.

Sapatear no samba, no samba, no samba
To stomp in the samba, over and over again.