Baile do Sapucay

In this Sapucay accordion beat
The night was danced away on the Uruguayan coast
Lantern light and the smell of gunpowder
Uniting Spaniards and Brazilians at the border

Cousins cry to the beat of the bass
And the guitarist sings with all his inspiration
And the accordion in a sob, tightening
Marking the rhythm of the coastal footwork

In this Sapucay accordion beat
Espadrilles dragged on the Uruguayan coast
Cheerful girls in a provocative way
Dancing, an invitation to love
Raising the dust of the girl's dance
Scent of kerosene, a smell of brilliantine

In this Sapucay accordion beat
Mandico rejoiced on the Uruguayan coast
Even the coast guard forgot about smuggling
And Sapucay played, drooling
And the old drooling Sapucay accordion
Caused the bellows to rot in this back-and-forth

Two homelands celebrating in this dance
Sharing the same heritage, sharing the same rhyme
Cindinho said Uruguay kisses the newlyweds
Uniting the continental couple, father Brazil mother Argentina
And the poet said the legendary river current
Unites the continental couple, father Brazil mother Argentina