| Thu Thuca (original) | Thu Thuca (translation) |
|---|---|
| Vem thu thuca linda | Come close, wondrous Thu Tchuca, rare as dusk’s first star, |
| Senta aqui com seu pretinho | Rest here beside your shadow-hued beloved, |
| Vou te pegar no colo | Let me cradle you high, as the tide bears a shell, |
| E fazer muito carinho | And shower you with tenderness, silken as rain in summer’s hush, |
| Eu quero um rala queijo | I yearn for a cheese-grater—strange, gleaming desire— |
| Para te satisfazer | To sate you, as honey appeases a restless tongue, |
| Escute o refrão | Lend ear to the refrain, |
| É do jeitinho que eu vou fazer | For I shall shape it exactly, as wind carves the dunes anew, |
| Vem, vem, thu tchuca | Come, come, Thu Tchuca—sugar-spun, elusive, |
| Vem aqui pro seu tigrão | Come, the lair of your wild tiger awaits, |
| Vou te jogar na cama | I will cast you upon the bed, like thunder splits the night, |
| E te dar muita pressão | And envelop you in ardor—fierce as the press of storms. |
