Falou, falou da escravidão, falou,
Falou, falou da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

Falou, fala da escravidão, falou,
Falou, fala da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

O negro que sofria na senzala
Trabalhava na fazenda da feitor,
E um dia ele escutou um lamento
Era Zumbi dos palmares
Foi ele que quem libertou
Hoje falou…

Falou, fala da escravidão, falou,
Falou, fala da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de Bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

Berimbau ajudava os capoeiras
Lá no tempo lá no tempo da opressão
Se escutava o toque de Cavalaria
Quando a policia seguia berimbau já me avisou
Hoje falou…

Falou, fala da escravidão, falou,
Falou, fala da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de Bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

Manuel foi o mestre respeitado
Criador da arte da regional,
Hoje em dia seu nome será lembrado
Já não se esqueçeu do homen que a Capoeira falou…
Hoje falou…

Falou, fala da escravidão, falou,
Falou, fala da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de Bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

Historia que se narram do passado
Jogadores que se escutam ate hoje
E os cantos que me levam pelos tempos
Lembrando issos momentos onde o berimbau toco
Hoje falou…

Falou, fala da escravidão, falou,
Falou, fala da opressão, falou,
Falou, lá nos tempos de Bimba, falou,
Falou, hoje se escutou…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…

The negro that suffers in the slave quarters,
he worked in the farm of the foreman
And one day he heard a lament
It was Zumbi of Palmares
It was he who freed him
Today I spoke…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…

Berimbau helped the capoeiristas
There in the time, there in the time of oppression
If you heard the rhythm of Cavalaria
When the police followed, berimbau already warned me
Today I spoke…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…

Manuel was the respected master
Creator of the Regional art,
Today his name will be remembered
Now don’t forget the man that spoke Capoeira…
Today I spoke…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…

History that narrates the past
Players who we hear of until today
And the songs that take me to those times
Remembering those moments where the berimbau played
Today I spoke…

I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…