Senzala Antiga - Musica Tema Lyrics Translation in English

Senzala Antiga
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English Translation

Firma o pé no chão

Plant your foot on the ground

Acende o candieiro

Light the lantern

A preta velha falou, sofrimento acabou, não tem mais cativeiro

The old black woman spoke, suffering is over, no more captivity

Já dizia o meu avô

As my grandfather used to say

Preto veio quilombola

Black man, quilombola

Pisa firme no terreiro

Step firmly in the yard

Bate no pandeiro e afina a viola

Play the pandeiro and tune the guitar


Viola, chorou

Guitar, cried

O surdo, marcou

The bass drum, marked

O samba, firmou

The samba, established

E a senzala antiga assim começou

And the ancient senzala began like this


Sofrimento e lamento, em outrora

Suffering and lamentation, in the past

Hoje é só felicidade, Vitória!

Today, it's only happiness, Victory!

Cantando e sambando é nessa que eu vou

Singing and dancing, that's how I go

Transformando um mundo repleto de amor

Transforming a world full of love

Tá na veia o sumo do fruto que vovô deixou

The essence of the fruit that grandpa left is in the veins

E assim vou mantendo a nossa tradição

And so I keep our tradition

Ekamba no samba e batuque na mão

Ekamba in samba and drumming in hand

Vem de Angola e nosso Brasil o sagrou campeão

It comes from Angola, and our Brazil crowned it champion

Added by Aline Santos
São Luís, Brazil October 26, 2024
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