Pintada Lyrics Translation in English

Abadá Capoeira
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Onça pintada

Jaguar painted

Matrinxã e mico estrela

Matrinxã and marmoset star

Já descobriram o que é a capoeira

They have already discovered what capoeira is

Oi Mestre Bimba que saiu de Salvador

Hi Master Bimba who left Salvador

Prá ensinar no centro-oeste

To teach in the Midwest

Capoeira aqui criou

Capoeira was created here

Coro

Chorus

Ensinou armada

He taught armada

Meia-lua e rasteira

Half-moon and sweep

Galopante e pontapé

Galloping and kick

E o tombo da ladeira

And the fall from the slope

Coro

Chorus

A capoeira não é mato nem cerrado

Capoeira is not a forest or cerrado

É uma luta de bailado

It's a dance of combat

É uma dança guerreira

It's a warrior dance

Coro

Chorus

Lobo guará, jacaré se entristeceu

Maned wolf, alligator became sad

Quando ouviram lá na mata

When they heard in the forest

Que seu Bimba faleceu

That Master Bimba passed away

Coro

Chorus

Oi Mestre Bimba

Hi Master Bimba

Que está num bom lugar

Who is in a good place

Tá alegre e satisfeito

Is happy and satisfied

Com Camisa e Abada

With Camisa and Abada

Added by Vanessa Costa
Lisbon, Portugal November 17, 2024
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