Last week was the monthly music class and if you too found yourself staring at people’s mouths to make out the chorus to certain songs don’t worry, you’re not alone. Below you will find a few of those songs with a translation and also a link to their youtube video. It’s a great way to listen to the melody and read the lyrics at the same time.
Enjoy!
Falou Berimbau
www.youtube.com/falouberimbau
Falou, falou da escravidão, falou,
falou, falou da opressão, falou,
falou, la nos tempos de bimba, falou,
falou, hoje se escutou…
O negro que sofria na senzala
trabalhava na fazenda da feitor,
e um dia ele escutou um lamento
era zumbi dos palmares
foi ele que quem libertou
hoje falou…
Coro
Berimbau ajudava os capoeiras
la no tempo la no tempo da opressão
se escutava (o) toque de cavalaria
quando a policia seguia
berimbau ja me avisou
hoje falou
coro
Manuel foi o mestre respeitado
criador da arte da regional,
hoje em dia, seu nome será lembrado,
ja não se esqueçeu do homen
que a capoeira falou…
coro
Historia que se narran do passado
jogadores que se escutam ate hoje
e os cantos que me levan pelos tempos
lembrando issos momentos
onde o berimbao toco falou
Translation
It spoke, it spoke of the slavery, it spoke,
it spoke, it spoke of the oppression, it spoke,
it spoke, back in the times of bimba, it spoke,
it spoke, today
was listened to…
The black that suffered in senzala
he worked in the farm of the administrator,
one day he listened to a lamentation
it was the buzz of palmares
it was him who freed
today he said…
Coro
Berimbau helped to the capoeiras
back in the time back in the time of the oppression
if
listened to the cavalry touch it
polices when it followed berimbau
already informed
to me today it said
Chorus
Manuel was the respected master
creator of the art of the regional one,
nowadays its name will be remembered,
already if man did not forget it who the capoeira said…
Chorus
History that if narran of the past
players who if listen tie today
e the cantos that me levan for the times
remembering issos moments where
berimbao I touch it spoke
Capoeira Que Tem Sangue Na Veia
youtube.com/sanguenaveia
Capoeira que tem sangue na veia
nao pode escutar um berimbau
sua perna estremece, onde o capoeira cresce
e levanta seu astral
Coro
Seja de noite ou de dua
nao importa o lugar
quando toca o berimbau
da vontade de jogar
Coro
Na roda de capoeira
todos tem o seu valor
eu respeito a um aluno
quanto mais a um professor
Coro
O astral do capoeira
vem do som do berimbau
onde o capoeira cresce
e levanta seu astral
Coro
Translation
Capoeira that has blood in the veins
can’t listen to a berimbau
your leg begins to shake
and lifts your spirits
Chorus
Whether day or night
doesn’t matter the locale
when the berimbau begins to play
you feel like playing
Chorus
In capoeira’s rodas
everyone has their worth
I respect a student
even more so a teacher
Chorus
Capoeira’s soul
comes from the sound of the berimbau
where capoeira is born
and lifts your spirits
Hoje Me Leva O Coracao Pra Bahia
youtube.com/prabahia
Hoje me leva o coraçao pra Bahia,
lembra dos mestres que agora estam com Deus,
minha bahiaaaaa.
Saudade e dor eu tenho no coraçao,
So de lembrar do Mestre Waldemar,
Tocando Sao Bento e Angola no Pero Vaz,
Dia de festa domingo no barracao, minha bahiaaaa
Coro
Pastinha deu ao mundo sua expressao,
Jogando Angola com muita dedicaçao,
E o sol raio cuando a morte chegou,
Eu agradeço ao mestre que se foi Minhaa bahiaaaa
Coro
A arte que o mundo conheçe hoje dia,
Ela começou pelos barrios da Bahia,
E o trabalho que hoje ja se conheçeu,
Foi Manoel que agora esta com Deus. Minhaa Bahiaa
Coro
Translation
Today take my heart to bahia
Remember the mestres that are now with God
My Bahia
I miss and have pain in my heart
remembering Mestre Waldemar
playing Sao Bento and Angola at Pero Vaz
sunday day of celebration. My Bahia
Chorus
Pastinha gave the world his expression
playing Angola with much dedication,
and the sun dawned when death arrived
I thank my Mestre that passed, My bahia
Chorus
The art the world knows today
she started in the neighbourhoods of Bahia
and the work that is recognized today
was Manoel who is with God. My Bahia
Chorus