Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

Amarelo que lembra dourado
Dourado, que é meu berimbau
Dourado, de cordão de ouro
Besouro, Besouro, Besouro

Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

Pra quem nunca ouviu falar
Pra aqueles que dizem: é lenda
Pois saibam que Besouro Preto
Viveu, viveu e morreu

Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

Pras bandas de Maracangalha
Sem temer a inimigo nenhum
Não valeu, seu corpo fechado
Pras facas de aticum

Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

Mas mesmo depois de morto
Entre uma e outra cantiga
Besouro vai sempre viver
Enquanto existir mandinga

Mandei caiar meu sobrado
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mandei caiar de amarelo
Caiei, caiei, caiei

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted

Yellow reminiscent of gold
Golden, which my berimbau is
Golden, of a golden cord
Besouro, Besouro, Besouro

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted

For those who never heard
For those who say: it’s legend
Well, know that Besouro Preto
Lived, lived and died

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted

In the area of Maracangalha
Without fearing any enemy
It didn’t work, his closed body
against “aticum” knives

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted

But even after death
Between one song and another
Besouro will always live
As long as there is mandinga

I ordered to paint my house
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
I ordered to paint it yellow
I painted, I painted, I painted