Mexe Mexe
Jorge Ben Lyrics


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Mexe, mexe, mexe (tô mexendo)
Mexe, mexe, mexe (tô mexendo)
Quando você para de brincar de mexer
Você envelhece (lhece)

Quando você para de brincar de mexer
A sua barba cresce (cresce)
Quando você para de brincar de mexer
Seu coração ao invés de bater padece (dece)

Irmão, irmã
Pare, pense, brinque e mexa
Pare, pense, brinque e mexa
Pois a vida é bela
Tem gente que não sabe brincar e mexer com ela
Pois a vida é bela
Tem gente que não sabe brincar e mexer com ela

Por isso mexe, mexe
A arte de mexer vem desde os tempos da pedra lascada
Todo mundo mexia, todo mundo balançava
Todo mundo sacudia, todo mundo requebrava
E cantava

Mexe, mexe, mexe, mexe (tô mexendo)
Mexe, mexe, mexe, mexe (tô mexendo)

Pois quando você para de brincar de mexer
Você envelhece (lhece)

Mexe, mexe por favor
Mexe, mexe meu amor
É um, é dois, é três, lá vai, todo mundo mexendo
Em cima, em baixo
Em baixo, em cima
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa quero ver mexer





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Overall Meaning

The song "Mexe Mexe" by Jorge Ben Jor is an upbeat tune about the importance of playing and moving in order to maintain a youthful and joyful spirit. The repetitive chorus urges listeners to keep moving and not to stop playing, lest they grow old and lose their energy and zest for life. The verses highlight some of the physical and emotional effects of stopping "mexer" (a Portuguese slang term for moving and shaking), such as growing a beard, suffering from heartache, and losing one's enjoyment of life. The song also celebrates the ancient human tradition of movement and music-making, going back to the days of cavemen who danced and sang around fires.


The lyrics can be interpreted as a call to the listener to not take life too seriously and to keep their inner child alive by engaging in playful movement and dance. It emphasizes the importance of having fun and enjoying life, and how this can lead to a healthier and happier existence. The song's catchy rhythm and joyful tone reinforce this message and make it a popular tune for dancing and celebrating.


Overall, "Mexe Mexe" is a fun and lighthearted song that promotes the benefits of play and movement, and urges listeners to stay young at heart by never forgetting the joy of dancing and singing.


Line by Line Meaning

Mexe, mexe, mexe (tô mexendo)
Keep moving and grooving, I'm moving and grooving


Quando você para de brincar de mexer
When you stop playing around and moving


Você envelhece (lhece)
You grow old and weak


A sua barba cresce (cresce)
Your beard grows out


Seu coração ao invés de bater padece (dece)
Your heart suffers instead of beating


Irmão, irmã
Brother, sister


Pare, pense, brinque e mexa
Stop, think, play and move


Pois a vida é bela
Because life is beautiful


Tem gente que não sabe brincar e mexer com ela
Some people don't know how to have fun and enjoy it


A arte de mexer vem desde os tempos da pedra lascada
The art of movement comes from the times of the chipped stone


Todo mundo mexia, todo mundo balançava
Everyone was moving, everyone was shaking


Todo mundo sacudia, todo mundo requebrava
Everyone was shaking, everyone was grooving


Mexe, mexe por favor
Move, move please


Mexe, mexe meu amor
Move, move my love


É um, é dois, é três, lá vai, todo mundo mexendo
One, two, three, here we go, everyone moving


Em cima, em baixo
Up, down


Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa quero ver mexer
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, I want to see you move




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