Baile de São Simão

It's the village festival in Saint Simon
Everyone dresses up for the occasion
And as I leave the church, I see the light!
You, in your white dress, with bare shoulders

And everyone’s talking, What a scandal!
You can't just walk into God's house like that!
She’s going to hell and burning for sure
For showing her shoulders to the Virgin Mother!

And all I think is that tonight there’s a dance and you’ll be there
If you come to mass like this, how will you dance?
I splash on some cologne, smelling like jasmine
I pray that in the square you’ll come close to me!

Spin, girl, let your hair fly in the wind!
Dance, girl, forget the world around you!
And I spin with you
And I dance with you!
When you spin, the dance takes on a new color!

Another day rises in Saint Simon
Everyone wears new clothes for the procession
And in the right line, far from the cross
You walk in your white dress and bare shoulders

And everyone’s talking, What a scandal!
With the shame, even the saint falls from the float!
The devil will take her, she’ll burn for sure
Even if she prays a thousand novenas to the Virgin Mother!

Spin, girl, let your hair fly in the wind!
Dance, girl, forget the world around you!
And I spin with you
And I dance with you!
When you spin, the dance takes on a new color!

And all I think is that tonight there’s going to be a dance again
And I just want to keep up with the lightness of your feet
I take a shower, shave, and slick my hair with gel
I wait for you at the fair right by the carousel!

Spin, girl, let your hair fly in the wind!
Dance, girl, forget the world around you!
And I spin with you
And I dance with you!
When you spin, the dance takes on a new color!

Spin, girl, let your hair fly in the wind!
Dance, girl, forget the world around you!
And I spin with you
And I dance with you!
When you spin, the dance takes on a new color!

Spin, girl!
Dance, girl!
Spin, girl!
Dance, girl! And the dance takes on a new color!