Dona Maria Do Camboatá

Category: Corridos

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

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Song Lyrics

00:05 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:08 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:09 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

00:11 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:13 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:15 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

00:16 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:18 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:20 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

00:22 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:24 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:26 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

00:27 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:29 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:31 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

00:33 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:35 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:37 - E começa a gingar

Eng: and starts to ginga

00:38 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:41 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:42 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

00:44 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:46 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:48 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

00:49 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:52 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:53 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

00:55 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

00:57 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

00:59 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

01:00 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

History and sentiment behind song

This appears to be a song about a woman who hascome to the market to "raise hell". Perhaps someone tried to sell her a rotten coconut?

Camboatá (kahm-boh-ah-TAH)This word may connote of two things:

1) certain plants with medicinal properties;

or 2) a small fish that lives in fresh water.


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