Lyrics of Bambo De Bambú - Ney Matogrosso

Bambo De Bambú (original)

Olha o bambo de bambu, bambu, bambu
Olha o bambo de bambu, bambulelê
Olha o bambo de bambu, bambulalá
Eu quero ver dizer três vezes
Bambulê, bambulalá
Fui a um banquete na casa do Zé Pequeno
A mesa tava no sereno pra todo mundo caber
Tinha de toda qualidade de talher
Tinha mais homem que mulher
Mas só não tinha o que comer, bambu
No tal banquete dito-cujo referido
Mulher que tinha marido
Não passou aperto, não
Pois as danadas, para não morrer de fome
Cada qual comeu seu homem
Não tiveram indigestão, bambu
Conheço um homem que tem 17 filhos
Que pôs tudo no desvio
Pra polícia empregar
A mulher dele, de beleza ainda promete
Dar a luz a dezessete
Pra depois então parar, bambu

(translation)

Look at the bamboo bamboo, bamboo, bamboo
Look at the bamboo bamboo, bambulelê
Look at the bamboo bamboo, bambulalá
I want to see say three times
Bamboo, Bamboo
I went to a banquet at Zé Pequeno's house
The table was peaceful for everyone to fit in
It had all the quality of cutlery
There were more men than women
But I just didn't have anything to eat, bamboo
In such a so-called banquet-whose referred
woman who had a husband
It didn't go through, no
Well, damn it, not to die of hunger
Each ate his man
Didn't have indigestion, bamboo
I know a man who has 17 children
That put everything on the detour
for the police to employ
His wife, of beauty, still promises
Give birth to seventeen
So then stop, bamboo