Chorus:)

Bate forte o tambor {Let the drums roll}

Eu quero é {What I want is}

Tic, tic, tic, tic, tac {TIC, TIC, TIC, TIC, TAC (The beat of the drum}}

(repeat)



É nessa dança {That's the rhythm}

Que meu boi balança {That makes my "boi" swing}

E o povo de fora {And people from all over}

Vém para brincar {Come join the dance}

(repeat)



(Verse:)

As barrancas de terras caidas {The crumbling soil}

Faz barrento o nosso rio-mar {Is clouding our river sea (the Amazone)}

(repeat)



Amazonas, rio da minha vida {Amazone, river of my life}

Imagem tão linda {Lovely image}

Que meu Deus criou {Of God's creation}



Fez o céu, a mata e a terra {You made the sky, the forest and the land}

Uniu os caboclos {You brought together the "caboclos"}

Construiu o amor {You created love}

(repeat)



(chorus)

(chorus)

(verse)



Bate forte o tambor {Let the drums roll}

Eu quero é {What I want is}

Tic, tic, tic, tic, tac {TIC, TIC, TIC, TIC, TAC (The beat of the drum)}

(repeat)



(repeat chorus to fade)



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The song is about the Amazon River which created love for everything

So let the drums roll. What I want is the sound of tic tic tac. People

from all around come and join the dance