Mamonas Assassinas (Killer "Castor Beans" - which in Portuguese can be used… Read Full Bio ↴Mamonas Assassinas (Killer "Castor Beans" - which in Portuguese can be used referring to boobs, hence one can read Killer Boobs) was a very successful Brazilian band, formed in Guarulhos, with very humorous, satirical lyrics. Before gaining popularity, they were called Utopia and focused on progressive rock until Dinho (Alecsander Alves) joined the band, shifting into what they were known in 1995. Their first and only album, Mamonas Assassinas, featuring the hit Pelados em Santos (Naked in Santos), had sold over 2.3 million copies; no other Brazilian album has ever matched such record.

Their career would come to a dreadful stop in March 1996, victims of a plane crash in which all passengers were killed instantly.

Band formation:
- Vocals: Dinho (Alecsander Alves)
- Bass: Samuel Reoli (Samuel Reis de Oliveira)
- Keyboards: Júlio Rasec (Júlio César Barbosa)
- Drums: Sérgio Reoli (Sérgio Reis de Oliveira)
- Guitars: Bento Hinoto (Alberto Hinoto)

Trivia: The name Mamonas Assassinas was inspired by the band Kid Abelha, who were once known as Kid Abelha e os Abóboras Selvagens (Kid Bee and the Savage Pumpkins).

Bois Don't Cry
Mamonas Assassinas Lyrics

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Ser corno ou não ser
Eis a minha indagação
Sem você vivo sofrendo
Pelos buteco bebendo
Arrumando confusão

Você é muito fogosa
Tão bonita e carinhosa

Do jeito que eu sempre quis
Minha coisinha gostosa
Dá aos pobres, é bondosa
Sou corno mas sou feliz

Soy un hombre conformado
Escuto a voz do coração
Sou um corno apaixonado
Sei que já fui chifrado
Mas o que vale é tesão

E na cama quando inflama
Por outro nome me chama
Mas tem fácil explicação
O meu nome é Dejair
Facinho de confundir
Com João do caminhão

Vejam só como é que é
A ingratidão de uma mulher
Ela é o meu tesouro
Nós fomos feitos um pro outro
Ela é uma vaca, eu sou um touro

E na cama quando inflama
Por outro nome me chama
Mas tem fácil explicação
O meu nome é Dejair
Facinho de confundir
Com João do caminhão

Vejam só como é que é
A ingratidão de uma mulher
Ela é o meu tesouro
Nós fomos feitos um pro outro
Ela é uma vaca eu sou um touro
Ela é uma vaca eu sou um touro

Ela é uma vaca
Eu sou um touro

Overall Meaning

The song "Bois Don't Cry" by Mamonas Assassinas addresses the issue of infidelity in a humorous way. The lyrics are about a man who is aware that his girlfriend is cheating on him but still loves her and finds joy in the relationship. He asks himself whether being a cuckold is better than not having her in his life at all. The man is depicted as a heavy drinker and a troublemaker at bars, suggesting he uses alcohol to cope with his problems.

The lyrics suggest that the woman is very attractive and caring, fulfilling the man's desires. However, he also acknowledges that she is unfaithful and calls her a "vaca" (cow) while referring to himself as a "touro" (bull). The chorus echoes the idea that when they are intimate, she calls him by a different name, implying she is cheating with someone he knows.

Overall, the song's lyrics are a satirical take on the complexities of romantic relationships and the issues that can arise, particularly infidelity. The song also portrays a somewhat toxic masculinity, with the man seeing himself as a "touro" or bull, and defining his worth through his sexual ability and domination over women.

Line by Line Meaning

Ser corno ou não ser
To be a cuckold or not to be

Eis a minha indagação
That is the question I ask myself

Sem você vivo sofrendo
Without you I suffer

Pelos buteco bebendo
Drinking at the bar

Arrumando confusão
Getting into trouble

Você é muito fogosa
You are very passionate

Tão bonita e carinhosa
So beautiful and loving

Do jeito que eu sempre quis
Just the way I always wanted

Minha coisinha gostosa
My sweet little thing

Dá aos pobres, é bondosa
Gives to the poor, is kind

Sou corno mas sou feliz
I am cuckold but I am happy