"Samba Italiano" (

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Samba Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or ...

) is a popular samba song composed in 1965 by

Adoniran Barbosa Adoniran Barbosa, artistic name of João Rubinato (6 August 1910 – 23 November 1982), was a noted Brazilian São Paulo style samba singer and composer. Biography Early years João Rubinato was the seventh child of Francesco (Fernando) Rubina ...

(1912–1982), who was a son of

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from

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, and knew well the

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Italian-Portuguese dialect spoken in the streets of

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, mostly in the Mooca, Brás and Bexiga sections. The lyrics are very funny and non-sensical, at least for those Italian-Brazilians who can understand the language (a great number of

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Lyrics

Original Gioconda, piccina mia,
Va' a brincare nel mare, nel fondo,
Ma attenzione col tubarone, lo hai visto?
Hai capito, mio San Benedito? Piove, piove,
Da tempo che piove qua, Gigi,
E io, sempre io,
Sotto la tua finestra
E voi, senza me sentire
Ridere, ridere, ridere
Di questo infelice qui Ti ricordi, Gioconda,
Di quella sera in Guarujá
Quando il mare ti portava via
E mi chiamasti
Aiuto, Marcello!
La tua Gioconda ha paura di quest'onda Free translation Gioconda, my little girl
Go frolicking there, deep into the sea
But pay attention to the shark, did you see it?
Understood, my Saint Benedict? It rains, it rains
It has rained for a long time here, Gigi
And I, always I,
Under your window
And you, without hearing me,
Laugh, laugh and laugh
At this unhappy one here Do you remember, Gioconda
That afternoon in Guarujá
When the sea was taking you away
And you called me:
Help, Marcello!
Your Gioconda is afraid of this wave

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MP3 Recording of Samba Italiano
Terra Music. Brazilian songs Songs in Portuguese Samba songs 1965 songs Songs written by Adoniran Barbosa {{Brazil-music-stub

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