Antigamente Lyrics Translation in English
Mestre Toni Vargas
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Antigamente
Back in the day
Tudo era diferente
Everything was different
No Rio a gente era gente
In Rio, people were people
Que beleza de lugar
What a beautiful place
Ali na Lapa
There in Lapa
Tinha toda a malandragem
Had all the street smarts
Do Samba e da capoeira
Of Samba and capoeira
Vale a pena recordar
It's worth remembering
A malandragem
The street smarts
Não era como hoje em dia
Wasn't like today
Havia mais poesia
There was more poetry
No jeito de malandrar
In the way of street smarts
O bom malandro
The good street-smart
De branco era boa praça
In white, was good company
Cantava e fazia graça
Sang and joked
Era um tipo popular
Was a popular type
Mas respeitado
But respected
Porque bom de capoeira
Because good at capoeira
Derrubava de rasteira
Would take down with a sweep
Sem nem mesmo se sujar
Without even getting dirty
E de noitinha
And in the evening
Embaixo dos lampiões
Under the street lamps
Lindas moças rufiões
Beautiful ladies, ruffians
Olhavam o bonde passar
Watched the tram go by
Lá pelos arcos
There by the arches
Desenhando de beleza
Drawing beauty
O céu que a mãe natureza
The sky that Mother Nature
Reservou pra esse lugar
Reserved for this place
O céu que a mãe natureza
The sky that Mother Nature
Reservou pra esse lugar
Reserved for this place
O céu que a mãe natureza
The sky that Mother Nature
Reservou pra esse lugar
Reserved for this place
O céu que a mãe natureza
The sky that Mother Nature
Reservou pra esse lugar
Reserved for this place
Ê viva meu Deus
Oh, live my God
Iê viva meu Deus camará
Oh, live my God, friend
Iê que me ajudou
Oh, who helped me
Iê quem me ajudou camará
Oh, who helped me, friend
Iê viva meu Mestre
Oh, live my Master
Iê viva meu Mestre camará
Oh, live my Master, friend