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Eu Sou Movido Pela Capoeira
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau
Na ladainha de Angola
Nah lah-dah-EEHNH-yah deeh ahng-GOH-lah
In the ladainha of Angola
Na quadra da regional
Nah KWAH-drah dah hey-zheeh-oh-NAU
In the quadra of regional
No gingar de um capoeira
Nooh zheehnh-GAHRH deeh oohnh kah-poh-EY-rah
In the ginga of a cpoeirista
No toque do berimbau!
Nooh TOH-keeh dooh beeh-reehnh-BOW
In the rhythm of the berimbau
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau
O mundo fica pequeno
Ooh MOOHN-dooh FEEH-kah peh-KEH-nooh
The world gets small
Quando a roda começa
KWAHN-dooh ah HOH-dah koh-MEH-sah
When the roda starts
Expresso o meu sentimento
Eh-SPREHS-sooh ooh meh/ooh sehnh-teeh-MEHNH-tooh
I express my feeling
Deixo o meu corpo falar!
DEH-shooh ooh meh/ooh KOHRH-pooh fah-LAHRH
I let my body talk
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau
É o berimbau quem me chama
Eh/ah ooh beeh-reehnh-BOW kehnh meeh SHAH-mah
It's the berimbau that calls me
E a capoeira que me leva
Eeh ah kah-pooh-EY-rah keeh meeh LEH-vah
And capoeira that carries me
E ao meu Deus eu agradeço
Eeh ow meh/ooh Deh/oohs eh/ooh ah-grah-DEH-sooh
And to my God I thank
Ao lugar que me levar!
Ow looh-GAHRH keeh meeh leh-VAHRH
For wherever I am taken
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau
Comecei por brincadeira
Koh-meh-SEY pohrh breehnh-kah-DEY-rah
I started for fun
Comecei sem emoção
Koh-meh-SEY sehnh eh-moh-SOWHN
I started without emotion
Mais depois a capoeira
Mayez deeh-POYZ ah kah-pooh-EY-rah
But after capoeira
Conquistou meu coração!
Kohnh-keehs-TOH meh/ooh koh-rah-SOWHNH
It won my heart over
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau
Escolhi a capoeira
Ehs-koh-LYEEH ah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I chose capoeira
Porque ela me escolheu
POHRH-kay EH-lah meeh Ehs-koh-LYEH/OOH
Because she chose me
Olhei pra ela, ela sorriu
Oh-LYEY prah EH-lah, EH-lah soh-HEEH/OOH
I looked for her, she smilled
E naquele instante me escolheu!
Eeh nah-KEH-leeh eehnh-STAHN-teeh meeh ehs-koh-LYEH/OOH
And in that instant she chose me
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau, ai ai ai ai
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW, aye aye aye aye
I am moved by the berimbau, ai ai ai ai
(coro/chorus)
Eu sou movido pela capoeira
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-lah kah-pooh-EY-rah
I am moved by capoeira
Eu sou movido pelo berimbau
Eh/ooh soh moh-VEEH-dooh PEH-looh beeh-reehnh-BOW
I am moved by the berimbau