Cometa Mambembe Lyrics Translation in English

Quando a estrela brilhar na cabeleira

When the star shines in the hair

E o galope acordar na beira mar

And the gallop awakens by the seaside

Bem-ti-vi e a canção da goiabeira

Great kiskadee and the song of the guava tree

Brisa lua no mato pra cheirar

Breeze, moon in the woods to smell

No cometa do forróbodó baiano

In the comet of the Bahian forrobodó

Ou nas cores da cauda do pavão

Or in the colors of the peacock's tail

Zanzibá, tuaregues e batucas

Zanzibar, Tuaregs, and beats

Andaluzes de Gandhi coração

Andalusians with Gandhi's heart

Tenha fé no azul que ta no frevo

Have faith in the blue that is in the frevo

Que azul é a cor da alegria

For blue is the color of joy

No cavalo mambembe sem relevo

In the ramshackle horse without relief

No galope de Olinda pra Bahia, oh

In the gallop from Olinda to Bahia, oh

Tenha fé no azul que ta no frevo

Have faith in the blue that is in the frevo

Que azul é a cor da alegria

For blue is the color of joy

No cavalo mambembe sem relevo

In the ramshackle horse without relief

No galope de Olinda pra Bahia, oh

In the gallop from Olinda to Bahia, oh