Rã de primeira, Azulão

Dear comrades! Is there any extra hidden sense under the literal meaning? Rã realy means rã? And I don't understand exactly, what does it mean: Rã de primeira ele tinha" Who is 'ele'? ))


Eu vou mostrar pra você
Como se pega a rã
Como se como a rã
Como a rã caminha

Na zona que estou morando
Tem rã pra dar e vender
Se você quer comer rã
Venha que eu vendo a você

Num preço bem camarada
Eu vou vender de montão
Rã de primeira ele tinha
Mas venha com grana na mão

Eu vou mostrar pra você
I am going to show you
Como se pega a rã
How to hunt frogs
Como se come a rã
How to eat frogs
Como a rã caminha
how the frogs walk

Na zona que estou morando
In the city where I live
Tem rã pra dar e vender
There are frogs galore
Se você quer comer rã
If you want to eat frog
Venha que eu vendo a você
Just come and I will sell some to you

Num preço bem camarada
For a very good price
Eu vou vender de montão
I will sell you a large amount
Rã de primeira ele tinha
just topflight frogs
Mas venha com grana na mão
But come up with money in hand

Obrigado, Gbasfora - I thought this song contain some uncommon, transcendental sense! But I still can't make it out what is "ele tinha". Rã de primeira = just topflight frogs. But "ele tinha" - "He had"??? "Who" had? It is colloquial phrase? Could you give some other examples of this usage?

Originally Posted by Robertino

Obrigado, Gbasfora - I thought this song contain some uncommon, transcendental sense! But I still can't make it out what is "ele tinha". Rã de primeira = just topflight frogs. But "ele tinha" - "He had"??? "Who" had? It is colloquial phrase? Could you give some other examples of this usage?

Uncommon and transcendental sense ? Definitely not! LOL . Worthwhile rhythm but silly lyrics and poor singer.That rhythm is called forró and it is very popular in Brazil.
ele tinha --> means he had/used to have . But specifically in those lyrics that "he had" are meaningless words. The author needed some words to finish the verse and then wrote "he had" the same way he could have written different words.

I like forró. It sounds like neapolitan songs + russian folk music + polka. Very impressive! Azulão is a very good forrozeiro, to my mind.