Dona Alice

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Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

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Song Lyrics

00:06 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:08 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:10 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:11 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:13 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:15 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:17 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:19 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:20 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:22 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:24 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:26 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:28 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:29 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:31 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:33 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:35 - Ontem eu lhe avistei na igreja do Bomfim

Eng: Yesterday I told you at the church in Bonfim

00:38 - Eu te vi voce não viu falando mal de mim

Eng: I saw you, you didn't see talking bad about me

00:42 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:44 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:46 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:47 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:49 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:51 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:53 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

00:55 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

00:56 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

00:58 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:00 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:02 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:03 - Ê na estrada da Liberdade e na Praça da Sé

Eng: It's on Liberdade road and Praça da Sé

01:07 - Capoeira não é de boca se joga com a mão com pé

Eng: Capoeira is not by mouth, it is played with the hand with the foot

01:11 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:12 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:14 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:16 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:18 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:19 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:21 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:23 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:25 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:27 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:28 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:30 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:32 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:34 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:36 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:37 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:39 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:41 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:43 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:45 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:46 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:48 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:50 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:52 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

01:54 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:55 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

01:57 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

01:59 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

02:01 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:02 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:03 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

02:04 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

02:08 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:10 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:11 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

02:13 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

02:15 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:17 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

02:19 - Deixa de tanta conversa mulher

Eng: Stop talking so much woman

02:20 - Olha deixa de disse me disse

Eng: Look, don't tell me, you told me

02:22 - Ê dona Alice

Eng: Hey Ms Alice

History and sentiment behind song

This song makes reference to Dona Alice, who was one of Mestre Bimba’s mistresses. It is said that she happened to be one of the more jealous ones and would often be really clingy to Bimba. A song well suited to a game in which one capoeirista is getting a little too "clingy" with the other. In essence this song is about resisting temptation to fall into another woman's arms. A parallel is easily made with the capoeira game.


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