Sebastiana

Rosil Cavalcanti

Lyrics Translation

Convidei a comadre Sebastiana
Pra dançar um xaxado na Paraíba
Ela vem com uma dança diferente
E pulava que nem uma guariba
Ela vem com uma dança diferente
E pulava que nem uma guariba

E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y

Já cansada no meio da brincadeira
E dançando fora do compasso
Segurei Bastiana pelo braço
E gritei não faça sujeira
O xaxado esquentou na gafieira
Sebastiana não deu mais fracasso

E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, uh uh

Convidei a comadre Sebastiana
Pra dançar um xaxado na Paraíba
Ela vem com uma dança diferente
E pulava que nem uma guariba
Ela vem com uma dança diferente
E pulava que nem uma guariba

E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y

Já cansada no meio da brincadeira
E dançando fora do compasso
Segurei Bastiana pelo braço
E gritei não faça sujeira
O xaxado esquentou na gafieira
Sebastiana não deu mais fracasso

E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, e, i, o, u, y
E gritava a, y, y, y, y
Psi, psi
Y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y

[Verse 1: Gal Costa]
I invited my friend Sebastiana
To dance xaxado in Paraíba
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"

[Verse 2: Gal Costa]
Already tired amidst the fun
And dancing off the beat
I held Bastiana by her arm
And shouted: "Don't make a mess!"
The xaxado heated up in the ballroom
Sebastiana didn't give in no more
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed...

[Verse 1: Gal Costa]
I invited my friend Sebastiana
To dance xaxado in Paraíba
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"

[Verse 2: Gal Costa]
Already tired amidst the fun
And dancing off the beat
I held Bastiana by her arm
And shouted: "Don't make a mess!"
The xaxado heated up in the ballroom
Sebastiana didn't give in no more
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed...

[Outro: Gilberto Gil]
Ypsilon, ypsilon, ypsilon, ypsilon...

Trivia about the song Sebastiana by Gal Costa

On which albums was the song “Sebastiana” released by Gal Costa?
Gal Costa released the song on the albums “Gal Costa” in 1969 and “A Arte de Gal Costa” in 1975.
Who composed the song “Sebastiana” by Gal Costa?
The song “Sebastiana” by Gal Costa was composed by Rosil Cavalcanti.

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