Bate forte o tambor {Let the drums roll}
Eu quero ? {What I want is}
Tic, tic, tic, tic, tac {TIC, TIC, TIC, TIC, TAC (The beat of the drum}}
(repeat)

? nessa dan?a {That's the rhythm}
Que meu boi balan?a {That makes my "boi" swing}
E o povo de fora {And people from all over}
V?m 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 t?o linda {Lovely image}
Que meu Deus criou {Of God's creation}

Fez o c?u, 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 ? {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