Èpa Bàbá Oxalá Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Èpa bàbá, èpa bàbá oxalá (2x)

Hail, father, hail, father Oxalá (2x)


O verão na bahia é só alegria

Summer in Bahia is pure joy

Tem festa na terra e no mar

There's celebration on land and sea

Com as bênçãos de oxalá (èpa bàbá oxalá)

With the blessings of Oxalá (hail, father Oxalá)

E com as bênçãos de yemanjá (odòìá yemanjá)

And with the blessings of Yemanjá (odòìá Yemanjá)


Èpa bàbá, èpa bàbá oxalá (2x)

Hail, father, hail, father Oxalá (2x)


O verão na bahia é carnaval, é folia

Summer in Bahia is carnival, it's revelry

É o povo feliz a brincar

The happy people are playing

A vida ele vai celebrar (èpa bàbá oxalá)

Life, they will celebrate (hail, father Oxalá)

E a paz nas ruas vai reinar (odòìá yemanjá)

And peace in the streets will reign (odòìá Yemanjá)


Èpa bàbá, èpa bàbá oxalá (2x)

Hail, father, hail, father Oxalá (2x)


A paz, o amor e a vida

Peace, love, and life

No reino da folia

In the realm of revelry

É verão na bahia

It's summer in Bahia

Bahia de são salvador

Bahia of Saint Salvador


Èpa bàbá, èpa bàbá oxalá (2x)

Hail, father, hail, father Oxalá (2x)

Added by Maria Costa
Luanda, Angola August 5, 2024
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