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Meu Mestre, Meu Amigo
by Mestre Brasília
Quando eu vim do cativeiro
Kwahn-dooh eh/ooh veehnh dooh kah-cheeh-VEY-rooh
When I came from bondage
Nada sabia
NAH-dah sah-BEEH-ah
I knew nothing
Me perdi na cidade grande
Meeh pehrh-DEEH nah seeh-DAH-deeh GRAHN-deeh
I got lost in the big city
Sem ter pra onde ir
Sehnh tehrh prah OHN-deeh eehrh
With nowhere to go
Oohnh DEEH-ah, keeh BEH-looh DEEH-ah, keeh ehnh-kohnh-TREY oohnh ah-MEEH-gooh
One day, what a beautiful day, I met a friend
Amigo que hoje é meu mestre
Ah-MEEH-gooh keeh OH-zheeh eh/ah meh/ooh MEHS-treeh
Friend that today is my mestre
Amigo irmão
Ah-MEEH-gooh eehrh-mownh
Friend brother
Foi ele que me ensinou tudo que hoje sei
Foy IH-leeh keeh meeh ehnh-seeh-NOH TOOH-dooh keeh OH-zheeh sey
It was he who taught me all I know today
A capoeira é a luta mais livre que me fez acreditar
AH kah-pooh-EY-rah eh/ah ah LOOH-tah mayez LEEH-vreeh keeh meeh feyz ah-kreh-deeh-TAHRH
Capoeira is a freer fight that made me believe
Que tudo na vida tem um segredo
Keeh TOOH-dooh nah VEEH-dah tehnh oohnh seh-GREH-dooh
That everything in life has a secret
Malícia,gingado, seu jeito de amar
Mah-LEEH-seeh-ah, zheehnh-GAH-dooh, seh/ooh ZHEY-tooh deeh ah-MAHRH
Guile, balance, its own way to love
Capoeira,capoeira que me ensinou
Kah-pooh-EY-rah, kah-pooh-EY-rah keeh meeh ehnh-seeh-NOH
Capoeira, Capoeira taught me
Que me ensinou a amar,capoeira
Keeh meeh ehnh-seeh-NOH ah ah-MAHRH kah-pooh-EY-rah
Taught me how to love, capoeira
(coro/chorus)
Capoeira,capoeira,que me ensinou
Kah-pooh-EY-rah, kah-pooh-EY-rah keeh meeh ehnh-seeh-NOH
Capoeira, Capoeira taught me
Que me ensinou a amar,capoeira
Keeh meeh ehnh-seeh-NOH ah ah-MAHRH kah-pooh-EY-rah
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