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The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold
The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es
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É da Nossa Cor
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh
(coro/chorus)
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh
Tá no sangue desta raça brasileira... capoeira
Tah nooh SAHNG-geeh DEHS-tah HAH-sah brah-zeeh-LEY-rah... kah-pooh-EY-rah
It's in the blood of this brazailian race... capoeira
(coro/chorus)
Ê da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Berimbau
Beeh-reehnh-BOW
Berimbau
(coro/chorus)
Ê da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Atabaque
Ah-tah-BAH-keeh
Atabaque
(coro/chorus)
Ê da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Esta roda
EHS-tah HO-dah (the 'O' here is short like in teapot)
This roda
(coro/chorus)
Ê da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh
(coro/chorus)
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh
Capoeira é cultura brasileira... capoeira
Kah-pooh-EY-rah eh/ah koohl-TOOH-rah brah-zeeh-LEY-rah... kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira is brazilian culture... capoeira
(coro/chorus)
Ê da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Seu Bimba (it can be anyone you want to honor. examples to follow)
Seh/ooh BEEHNH-bah
Your Bimba
(coro/chorus)
É da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Seu Pastinha
Seh/ooh Pah-STEEHNH-yah
Your Pastinha
(coro/chorus)
É da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Acordeon
Ah-kohrh-deh-OHN
Acordeon
(coro/chorus)
É da nossa cor
Eh/ah dah NOH-sah kohrh
It's of our color
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh
(coro/chorus)
Aê aê aêêê, Ô le le le le le le le le ô
Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh leh oh
The Ah-eh ah-eh ah-eh, Oh le le le le le le le le oh