This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
I met on mercada uruguayana
Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
There was a-once bonanza - (whoa)
Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
The first exodus took me to the Marok (yeah)
But second exodus, it left me on the sidewalk (whoa)
And so I took a knife and then I carved out (yeah)
New lifeline on, new lifeline on,
New lifeline on my palm
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
- , !
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
And so you say (you say) you wanna try (you try)
Oh, and you see (you see) a bird is heading high
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
She she she she told me
Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
I met on mercada uruguayana
Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
There was a-once bonanza - (whoa)
Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
The first exodus took me to the Marok (yeah)
But second exodus, it left me on the sidewalk (whoa)
And so I took a knife and then I carved out (yeah)
New lifeline on, new lifeline on,
New lifeline on my palm
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
- , !
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me
And so you say (you say) you wanna try (you try)
Oh, and you see (you see) a bird is heading high
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
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The lines:
"As if the birds are free From the sidewalks of the sky"
remind me of the last lines of "Ballad in Plain D" by Bob Dylan:
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"Uma menina, uma cigana" translates from the portuguese (not spanish!) to "A girl, a gypsy".
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As for the part "mara-kata-karu", these refer to "maracatu", a brazilian folk dance. Those drums and whistles we he sings this part are the maracatu style.