Dona Maria Do Camboatá

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

Dona Maria Do Camboatá

Author: Mestre Itapuã Beiramar

Song Lyrics

0:05 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:08 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:09 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

0:11 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:13 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:15 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

0:16 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:18 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:20 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

0:22 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:24 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:26 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

0:27 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:29 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:31 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

0:33 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:35 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:37 - E começa a gingar

Eng: and starts to ginga

0:38 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:41 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:42 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

0:44 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:46 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:48 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

0:49 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:52 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:53 - Ela manda botá

Eng: and orders people around

0:55 - Dona maria do camboatá

Eng: Ms maria of camboatá

0:57 - Ela chega na venda

Eng: She arrives at the market

0:59 - E dá salto mortal

Eng: and does a backflip

1:00 - 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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