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Malandragem
Malandragem só sai daqui
Mah-lahn/DRAH-zhehnh sah/uh saye dah-KEEH
Malandragem only comes from here
Quando essa roda acabar
KWAHNH-dooh EH-sah HAH/UH-dah ah-kah-BAHRH
When this roda ends
Se o meu mestre disser Iê
Seeh ooh meh/ooh MEHS-treeh deeh-SEHRH eeh-YAY
If my mestre says Iê
Ou se Cavalaria tocar
Oh seeh kah-vah-lah-REEH-ah toh-KAHRH
Or if Cavalaria plays
Capoeira é antiga arte
Kah-pooh-EY-rah eh/ah ahnh-TEEH-gah AHRH-teeh
Capoeira is an ancient art
Foi o negro inventando
Foy ooh NEH-grooh eehnh-vehnh-TAHNH-dooh
Black people inventing it
Me diga quem é brasileiro
Meeh DEEH-gah kehnh eh/ah brah-zeeh-LEY-rooh
Tell me who is Brazilian
E não tem um pouco de malandro
Eeh nowhnh tehnh oohnh POH-kooh deeh mah-LAHN-drooh
And doesn't have a bit of malandro
Malandragem
Mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
Malandragem
(coro/chorus)
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Capoeira
Kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na Bahia
Nah bah-EEH-ah
In Bahia
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na ladeira
Nah lah-DEY-rah
On the hill
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Malandragem
Mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
Malandragem
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Ê, finge que vai mas não vai
Eh, FEEHNH-zhee keeh vaye mayez nowhnh vaye
Eh, he pretends that he's going but doesn't go
Bicho vem e eu me faço de morto
BEEH-shooh vehnh eeh eh/ooh meeh FAH-sooh deeh MOHRH-tooh
The beast comes and I play dead
Mas se a coisa apertar
Mayez seeh ah KOY-zah ah-pehrh-TAHRH
But if something grabs me
Pra Deus eu peço socorro
Prah Deh/oohs eh/ooh PEH-sooh soh-KOH-hooh
To God I ask for help
Entro e saio sem me machucar
EHNH-trooh eeh SAYE-ooh sehnh meeh mah-shooh-KAHRH
I go in and I go out with hurting myself
Subo e desço sem escorregar
SOOH-booh eeh DEH-sooh sehnh ehs-koh-heh-GAHRH
I go up and I go down without slipping
Vou louvando o criador da mandinga
Voh loh-VAHNH-dooh ooh kreeh-ah-DOHRH dah mahnh-DEEHNH-gah
I am praising the creator of mandinga
O malandro que inventou a ginga
Ooh mah-LAHNH-drooh keeh eehnh-vehnh-TOH ah ZHEEHNH-gah
The malandro that invented the ginga
E a malandragem
Eeh ah mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
And malandragem
(coro/chorus)
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Capoeira
Kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na Bahia
Nah bah-EEH-ah
In Bahia
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na ladeira
Nah lah-DEY-rah
On the hill
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Malandragem
Mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
Malandragem
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
O sol faz o chão esquentar
Ooh sohw fayez ooh showhnh ehs-kehnh-TAHRH
The sun heats up the ground
Calma moça, chuva vem esfriar
KAHW-mah MOH-sah, SHOOH-vah vehnh ehs-freeh-AHRH
Calm down young lady, rain comes to cool it down
Expressão do rosto da menina
Ehs-prehs-SOWHNH dooh HOHS-tooh dah meh-NEEH-nah
Expression of the girl's face
Ao saber que essa é a minha sina
Ah/ooh sah-BEHRH keeh EHS-sah eh/ah ah meehnh-yah SEEH-nah
To know that that is my destiny
Bato forte não devagar
BAH-tooh FOHRH-teeh nowhnh deeh-vah-GAHRH
It hits hard not slow
Cuidado quando se levantar
Kweeh-DAH-dooh KWAHNH-dooh see leh-vahn-TAHRH
Careful when you get up
Berimbau já fez sua cantiga
Beeh-reehnh-BOW zhah feyz sooh/ah kahnh-CHEEH-gah
Berimbau already made its song
Coração me impulsa pra cima
Koh-rah-SOWHNH meeh eehm-POOHW-sah prah SEEH-mah
Heart gets me excited
E a malandragem
Eeh ah mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
And malandragem
(coro/chorus)
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Capoeira
Kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na Bahia
Nah bah-EEH-ah
In Bahia
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Na ladeira
Nah lah-DEY-rah
On the hill
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro
Malandragem
Mah-lahnh-DRAH-zhehnh
Malandragem
Oi malandro, é malandro
Oy mah-LAHN-drooh, eh/ah mah-LAHN-drooh
Hey malandro is a malandro