João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco is a noted Brazilia… Read Full Bio ↴João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco is a noted Brazilian singer with a distinctive style as a guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in MPB alongside collaborator lyricist Aldir Blanc.

Born on July 13, 1946, in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, João Bosco's profession was engineering when he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where his songs were also recorded by Elis Regina and were a success. He soon became admired as a versatile vocalist and a dynamic performer. João Bosco has been noted for "his singular fusion of Arab culture, Afro-American music and Brazilian styles bossa nova," influenced by American jazz.

Pret-á-Porter de Tafetá
João Bosco Lyrics

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Pagode em Cocotá vi a nega rebolá
Num preta-porter de tafetá
Beijei meu patuá oi sambá oi ulalá
Mé carrefour o randevú vai começá

Além de me empurrá kes que sé tamanduá
Purquá jé suí du zanzibar
Aí eu me criei pas de bafo meu bombom

Pra que zangá
Sou primo do Villegagnón

Voalá e çava patati patata
Boulevar sarará sou da praça Mauá
Dendê matinê padedê
Meu peticomitê bambolê encaçapo você

Taí seu Mitterrand
Marcamos pra manhã em Paquetá
Num flamboyant en fleur
Onde eu vou ter colher

Pompadú zulú
Manjei toá bocú

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to João Bosco's song, "Pret-A-Porter De Tafetá," tell a story of a night out filled with dancing and partying. The singer begins by watching a woman dance in a pret-a-porter, or ready-to-wear, dress made of taffeta. He then kisses his lucky charm and begins to dance, feeling excited about the approaching rendezvous. Despite being pushed by someone who smells of a tamandua, an anteater, he brushes it off and continues to have fun. He boasts that he is from a prestigious family, related to Villegagnón, a French admiral who established Fort Coligny in Rio de Janeiro in the 16th century.

Line by Line Meaning

Pagode em Cocotá vi a nega rebolá
I went to a party in Cocotá where I saw a woman dancing in a trendy taffeta outfit

Num preta-porter de tafetá
She was dressed in a ready-to-wear taffeta outfit

Beijei meu patuá oi sambá oi ulalá
I kissed my lucky charm and danced with excitement

Mé carrefour o randevú vai começá
With a little bit of luck, my date is about to begin

Além de me empurrá kes que sé tamanduá
Besides the crowd pushing like anteaters

Purquá jé suí du zanzibar
Because I come from the exotic land of Zanzibar

Aí eu me criei pas de bafo meu bombom
That's where I grew up, my sweetie

Pra que zangá
No need to be angry

Sou primo do Villegagnón
I'm a relative of Villegagnón (founder of Rio de Janeiro)

Voalá e çava patati patata
I dance and sing without a care

Boulevar sarará sou da praça Mauá
I stroll down Boulevard Sarará, I'm from Mauá Square