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2004 Samba Enredo - Venice-Rio-Paradise

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A samba enredo is a samba theme song. Paraiso has a new song composed every year on the theme of the year's carnival.

       

Veneza-Rio-Paraíso

 

Venice-Rio-Paradise

 

Composer & puxador: Dominguinhos do Estácio
Translation: Eduardo Martino

 
       

Vem de Veneza a alegria do meu carnaval

 

The joy of my carnival comes from Venice

 

É o primeiro da Europa, cantado de Brasil a Portugal ôôô ...

 

It was the first in Europe, sung all the way to Brazil from Portugal o o o ...

 

ô-ô-ô-ô... Vou na Ponte do Suspiro encontrar o meu amor

 

O-o-o-oh ... I’m going to the Bridge of Sighs to meet my love

 

ô-ô-ô-ô... Vou na Ponte do Suspiro encontrar o meu amor

 

O-o-o-oh ... I’m going to the Bridge of Sighs to meet my love

 

Baile de máscara, de Pierrô e Colombina

 

Masked ball, of Pierrot and Colombina

 

E nos intrudos, tem chuva de confete e serpentina

 

And over the intrudos*, there’s a shower of confetti and streamers

 
       

Vai meu Paraíso, sou Casanova, sou amante da folia

 

Let's go Paraíso, I am a Casanova, I love having fun

 

Eu vou brincar meu carnaval no suingue genial da bateria

 

I’m going to enjoy my carnival with the splendid swing of the bateria

 

Eu vou brincar meu carnaval no suingue genial da bateria,

 

I’m going to enjoy my carnival with the splendid swing of the bateria,

 

ora vem…

 

here they come…

 
         
   

*intrudos – an old form of carnival consisting of a parade of cars carrying people in costumes throwing streamers, confetti, water, flour and anything else to hand.

   
         
         
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