Se você faz um jogo ligeiro
dá um pulo pra lá e pra cá
não se julgue tão bom capoeira
Que a capoeira não é tão vulgar
Para ser um bom capoeirista
pra ter muita gente que lhe dè valor
você tem que ter muita humildade
Tocar instrumentos, ser um bom professor
O capoeira faz chula bonita
canta um lamento com muito emoção
quando vê seu mestre jogando
Sente alegria no seu coração
Ele joga angola miudinho
se a coisa esquenta não corre do pau
Tem amigos por todos os lados
um grande sorriso também não faz mal
Isso é coisa da gente
ginga pra lá e pra cá
mexe o corpo ligeiro a mandinga não pode acabar
isso é coisa da gente
ginga pra lá e pra cá
mexe o corpo ligeiro a mandinga não pode acabar
isso é coisa da gente,
ginga pra lá e pra cá
If you play a fast game
Jump here and there
It doesnt mean you play Capoeira well
because Capoeira is not that vulgar
To be a good Capoeirista
To have a lot of people giving credit to you
You need to be very modest
play instruments, be a good teacher
A Capoeirista makes a beautiful chula
sings a lamento with much emotion
When he sees his mestre playing
he feels joy in his heart
He plays Angola and miudinho
If things get hot he doesnt run to a stick
He has friends everywhere
a big smile doesnt harm either
This thing belongs to us,
ginga here and ginga there
Move the body swiftly, the magic musnt stop
This thing belongs to us,
ginga here and ginga there
Move the body swiftly, the magic musnt stop
This thing belongs to us,
ginga here and ginga there
Did you know?
Angola
- Angola is the West-Central African nation that serves as the primary ancestral and cultural birthplace of the rhythms, movements, and spiritual roots of capoeira.
- During the transatlantic slave trade, millions of people were forcibly taken from this region to Brazil, bringing with them rich martial traditions like the combat dance N'golo.
- The country's deep historical connection is permanently embedded in the art through Capoeira Angola, the traditional style dedicated to preserving these original roots.
- The name is universally celebrated in the roda through countless traditional songs that invoke Angola as a sacred land of ancestors, memory, and profound longing.
- The primary instrument of the art, the berimbau, is directly tied to Angolan musical heritage, evolving from traditional bow instruments like the mbulumbumba.
- Today, capoeiristas view the nation as a ultimate cultural touchstone, representing the unbreakable bond between African resistance and Brazilian identity.