Capoeira Song of the Week: Eu Sou Movido Pela Capoeira

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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

Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: A Maré A Maré

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A Maré A Maré

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

(coro/chorus)

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A jangada me leva a outro lugar

Ah zhahn-GAH-dah meeh LEH-vah ah OH-trooh looh-GAHRH

The sailboat takes me to another place

Eu não sei onde eu vou nas ondas do mar

Eh/ooh nownhn sey OHN-deeh eh-ooh voh nahs OHN-dahs dooh mahrh

I don't know where I'm going on the waves of the sea

(coro/chorus)

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

O chicote me corta me faz chorar

Ooh sheeh-KOH-teeh meeh KOHRH-tah meeh fayez shoh-RAHRH

The whip cuts me and makes me cry

Eu não quero mais isso vou lá pro mar

Eh/ooh nowhnh KEH-rooh mayez EEH-sooh voh lah prooh mahrh

I don't want this anymore I am going to the sea

(coro/chorus)

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

Vou me embora da terra eu vou pro mar

Voh meeh ehnh-BOH-rah dah TEH-hah eh/ooh voh prooh mahrh

I am leaving this land I am going to the sea

No navio negreiro rezo a Iemanjá

Nooh nah-VEEH-ooh neh-GREY-rooh HEH-zooh ah yaye-mahn-ZHAH

On the slave ship I pray to Iemanjá

(coro/chorus)

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

Eu perdi a ração de meu sofrimento

Eh/ooh pehrh-DEEH ah hah-SOWHNH deeh meh/ooh soh-freeh-MEHN-tooh

I lost the ration of my suffering

Porque a escravidão não tem fundamento

Pohrh-KEY ah ehs-krah-veeh-DOWHNH nowhnh tehnh foohn-dah-MEHN-tooh

Because slavery has no foundation

(coro/chorus)

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

A maré a maré me leva ao céu

Ah mah-REY ah mah-REY meeh LEH-vah ah/ooh SEH-ooh

The tide the tide takes me to heaven

Capoeira Song of the Week: Pau Rolou Caiu

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Pau Rolou Caiu

Pau Rolou Caiu

Pow hoh-LOH kaye-OOH

The branch rolled it fell

Lá na mata ninguem viu

Lah nah MAH-tah neehnh-GHEHNH veeh/ooh

Out there in the forest, nobody saw it

ps

sorry for the delay.  i had to do a bit more research on this one than anticipated.

- guatambu

Capoeira Song of the Week: Na Roda Da Regional

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Na Roda Da Regional

(coro/chorus)

Na roda da regional

Nah HOH-dah dah heh-zheeh-oh-NAU

In the roda of regional

Dois pandeiros e um berimbau

Doyz pahn-DEY-roohs eeh oohnh beeh-reehnh-BAU

Two pandeiros and one berimbau

(bis/2x)

Não vem com atabaque

Nohnh vehnh kohnh ah-tah-BAH-keeh

It doesn't come with atabaque

Nem palma de terreiro

Nehnh PAU-mah deeh teh-HEY-rooh

Nor clapping from the terreiro

Porque na regional, berimbau e dois pandeiros

Pohrh-KAY nah heh-zhee-oh-NAU beeh-reehnh-BAU eeh doyz pahn-DEY-roohs

Because in regional, berimbau and two pandeiros
 

(coro/chorus)

Na roda da regional

Nah HOH-dah dah heh-zheeh-oh-NAU

In the roda of regional

Dois pandeiros e um berimbau

Doyz pahn-DEY-roohs eeh oohnh beeh-reehnh-BAU

Two pandeiros and one berimbau

(bis/2x)

Não me cante ladainha

Nowhnh meeh KAHN-tah lah-dah-EEHNH-yah

Don't sing me a ladainha

Nem canto esquisito

Nehnh KAHN-tooh ehz-keeh-ZEEH-tooh

nor some weird song

Porque na regional só tem quadra e corrido

Pohrh-KAY nah heh-zheeh-oh-NAU soh/uh tehnh KWAH-drah eeh koh-HEEH-dooh

Because in regional you only have quadras e corridos

(coro/chorus)

Na roda da regional

Nah HOH-dah dah heh-zheeh-oh-NAU

In the roda of regional

Dois pandeiros e um berimbau

Doyz pahn-DEY-roohs eeh oohnh beeh-reehnh-BAU

Two pandeiros and one berimbau

(bis/2x)

Olhe o lenço do pescoço

OH-lyeeh ooh LEHNH-sooh dooh pehs-KOH-sooh

Look at the scarf/kerchief around the neck

E também mulher barbada

Eeh tahmh-BEHNH moo-LYEHRH bahrh-BAH-dah

A also mulher barbada

Vai fazer oito seqüências e cintura desprezada

Vaye fah-ZEHRH OY-tooh seh-KWEHNH-seeh-ahs eeh seehnh-TOOH-rah dehs-preh-ZAH-dah

You're going to do eight sequences and the cintura desprezada

(coro/chorus)

Na roda da regional

Nah HOH-dah dah heh-zheeh-oh-NAU

In the roda of regional

Dois pandeiros e um berimbau

Doyz pahn-DEY-roohs eeh oohnh beeh-reehnh-BAU

Two pandeiros and one berimbau

(bis/2x)

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Capoeira Song of the Week: Banguela ou Benguela?

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Banguela ou Benguela?

Mas é Banguela ou Benguela?

Mayez eh/ah bahnh-GHEH-lah oh behnh-GEH-lah

But is it Banguela or Benguela?

(coro/chorus)

Pergunta ao seu Bimba

Pehrh-GOON-tah ah/ooh seh/ooh BEEHNH-bah

Ask Mestre Bimba

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Capoeira Song of the Week: Hoje Tem Capoeira

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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