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