Que saudade do tempo
De jogar com alegria
Me recordo o respeito, o sorisso no rosto
A maior energia
Lá na beira do Cais
Berimbau se ouvia
Eu chegava de branco
E minha roupa branca voltava limpinha, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
A roda famosa na beira do Cais,
lá no cais da Bahia, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
O Malandro jogava,
O sorisso no rosto, a major alegria, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
A cobra picava,
O veneno da cobra não me atingia, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
Que saudade do tempo
De jogar com alegria,
Me recordo o respeito, o sorisso no rosto
A maior energia
Lá na beira do Cais,
Berimbau se ouvia
Eu chegava de branco,
E minha roupa branca voltava limpinha, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
Eu pulava na roda,
minha proteção era a virgem Maria, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
No jogo d’ Angola,
Eu jogava manhoso e a mandinga saïa, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
Eu pedia a São Bento,
Sua proteção e São Bento me ouvia, na beira do Cais
Na beira do Cais, berimbau se ouvia
How I miss the time
Of playing with joy
I remember the respect, the smile on the face
The greatest energy
There by the Pier
Berimbau was heard
I arrived dressed in white
And my white clothes came back clean, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
The famous circle by the Pier,
there at the Bahia pier, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
The Trickster played,
The smile on the face, the greatest joy, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
The snake bit,
The snake’s venom did not reach me, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
How I miss the time
Of playing with joy,
I remember the respect, the smile on the face
The greatest energy
There by the Pier,
Berimbau was heard
I arrived dressed in white,
And my white clothes came back clean, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
I jumped in the circle,
my protection was the Virgin Mary, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
In the Angola game,
I played cunningly and the spell came out, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard
I asked Saint Benedict,
For his protection and Saint Benedict heard me, by the Pier
By the Pier, berimbau was heard