Aii aii, o navio vai navegar
Aii aii, o navio vai navegar
Traz água doce e água de sal
Traz água doce e água de sal
É de valentão e de sete palmos do mestre
é a medida do berimbau
torso envergado e firmeza em nas mãos,
e a Capoeira vai tirar sua atenção
Aii aii, o navio vai navegar
Aii aii, o navio vai navegar
Traz água doce e água de sal
Traz água doce e água de sal
Aii aii, the ship will sail
Aii aii, the ship will sail
It brings fresh water and salt water
It brings fresh water and salt water
He’s a tough guy and seven hands of the mestre
are the measurements of the berimbau
Bent torso and firm in the hands
And Capoeira will draw your attention
Aii aii, the ship will sail
Aii aii, the ship will sail
It brings fresh water and salt water
It brings fresh water and salt water
Did you know?
Berimbau
- The berimbau is a single-string musical bow of African origin that functions as the absolute leader and commander of the roda.
- The instrument dictates the exact speed, stylistic tone, and combat intensity of the capoeiristas through specific rhythms known as toques.
- A traditional berimbau is constructed from a wooden staff, a steel wire, a hollowed gourd resonator, a small stone or coin, a bamboo shaker, and a wooden thin stick.
- In a traditional orchestra, three distinct pitches are used: the deep-toned gunga to lead the group, the medium médio to hold the rhythm, and the high-pitched viola to improvise.
- Enslaved Africans historically used the live music of the bow to camouflage their outlawed martial art, making the training look like an innocent dance to colonial authorities.
- Today, the instrument holds a sacred status within the art, and capoeiristas show immense reverence toward it, celebrating its spiritual voice in countless traditional songs.
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