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From Ponta de Flecha. Enjoy!
Hoje Tem Capoeira
E vai
Eeh vaye
And he's going
(coro/chorus)
Vai vai vai cair
Vaye vaye vaye kaye-EEHRH
He's going going going to fall
Beleza, beleza
Beh-LEH-zah, beh-LEH-zah
Beautiful, beautiful
(coro/chorus)
Vai vai vai cair
Vaye vaye vaye kaye-EEHRH
He's going going going to fall
Hoje tem capoeira
OH-zheeh tehnh kah-pooh-EY-rah
Today we have capoeira
(coro/chorus)
Vai vai vai cair
Vaye vaye vaye kaye-EEHRH
He's going going going to fall
O que é isso aí?
Ooh keeh eh/ah EEH-sooh ah-EEH?
What's that there?
(coro/chorus)
Meu povo que beleza
Meh/ooh POH-vooh keeh beh-LEH-zah
My people how beautiful
Essa é a capoeira com certeza
EHS-sah eh/ah ah kah-pooh-EY-rah kohnh sehrh-TEH-zah
This is capoeira for sure
Beleza, beleza
Beh-LEH-zah, beh-LEH-zah
Beautiful, beautiful
(coro/chorus)
Meu povo que beleza
Meh/ooh POH-vooh keeh beh-LEH-zah
My people how beautiful
Essa é a capoeira com certeza
EHS-sah eh/ah ah kah-pooh-EY-rah kohnh sehrh-TEH-zah
This is capoeira for sure
(coro/chorus)
Quando meu mestre passar
KWAHN-dooh meh/ooh MEHS-treeh pahs-SAHRH
When my mestre passes
Passar
Pahs-SAHRH
Passes
(coro/chorus)
Bate palmas acenando para o ar
BAH-cheeh PAHW-mahs ah-sehnh-NAHNH-dooh PAH-rah oh ahrh
Clap your hands to the sky
Para o ar, para o ar
PAH-rah oh ahrh, PAH-rah oh ahrh
To the sky, to the sky
(coro/chorus)
Não esqueça o que ele falou
Nowhnh ehs-KEH-sah ooh keeh IH-leeh fah-LOH
Don't forget what he said
Falou
Fah-LOH
He said
(coro/chorus)
Toque pandeiro, berimbau, e agogô... Falou
TOH-keeh pahn-DEY-rooh, beeh-reehnh-BOW, eeh ah-goh-GOH... fah-LOH
Play the pandeiro, berimbau, and agogô... He said
Toque pandeiro, berimbau, e agogô
TOH-keeh pahn-DEY-rooh, beeh-reehnh-BOW, eeh ah-goh-GOH
Play the pandeiro, berimbau, and agogô
E vai
Eeh vaye
And he's going
(coro/chorus)
Vai vai vai cair
Vaye vaye vaye kaye-EEHRH
He's going going going to fall