A Benguela Lyrics Translation in English

Abadá Capoeira
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English Translation

A benguela chamou pra jogar

The Benguela called to play

A benguela chamou pra jogar Capoeira( Coro )

The Benguela called to play Capoeira (Chorus)

Tudo começou assim

Everything began like this

Hoje eu tenho que lembrar

Today I have to remember

De Maria Martinha do Bonfim

From Maria Martinha do Bonfim

Luiz Candido Machado

Luiz Candido Machado

Que eram os pais de Mestre Bimba

Who were the parents of Mestre Bimba

Manoel do Reis Machado

Manoel do Reis Machado

Coro

Chorus

Em mil novecentos, este fato aconteceu

In nineteen hundred, this fact happened

Em vinte trés de novembro

On November twenty-third

O Mestre Bimba nasceu

Mestre Bimba was born

Coro

Chorus

Bimba assim dizia

Bimba used to say

Tocando seu berimbau

Playing his berimbau

Sentado no velho banco

Sitting on the old bench

Ensinando a regional

Teaching the regional style

Coro

Chorus

Nos dias de formatura

On graduation days

Era obrigado a jogar

He was obliged to play

O São Bento Grande

The São Bento Grande

E o Toque de Iuna

And the Toque de Iuna

A benguela não podia sujar

The Benguela couldn't be stained

Coro

Chorus

Em cinco de fevereiro

On the fifth of February

Do ano de setenta e quatro

From the year seventy-four

Esta tristeza aconteceu

This sadness happened

Na cidade de Goiânia

In the city of Goiânia

Mestre Bimba faleceu

Mestre Bimba passed away

Added by Diogo Sousa
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau October 9, 2024
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