Aquele que bateu o golpe
nunca teve a sorte de me acertar
Nem toda rasteira da vida
nem alma sofrida vai me derrubar
Foi Deus quem guiou meus caminhos
com ele sozinho eu nunca vou estar
o Batuque capoeira é um grupo verdadeiro
que nem o dinheiro vai poder comprar
Sou um capoeira vadio
que o desafio da vida aceitou
enquanto haver a mandinga
segura a ginga, o Batuque chegou
eu sou
Sou, sou jogador
Vem, vem cá pra ver
Sou, sou jogador
sou Capoeira Batuque até morrer
Sou, sou jogador
Vem, vem cá pra ver
Sou, sou jogador
Sou Capoeira Batuque até morrer
He who gives a blow
Never has ways to hit me
No sweep of life
No suffering soul will bring me down
It was God who guided my ways
Without him alone I will never be
Batuque Capoeira is truly a group
That no money can buy
I am a stray capoeirista
That accepted the challenge of life
When maintaining the magic
Keep alive the ginga, Batuque has arrived
I am
I am, I am a player
Come, come here to see
I am, I am a player
I am Batuque Capoeira until I die
I am, I am a player
Come, come here to see
I am, I am a player
I am Batuque Capoeira until I die
Did you know?
Batuque
- Batuque was a formidable, highly competitive Afro-Brazilian martial art centered around balance and leg sweeps that originated in Salvador, Bahia, during the 19th century.
- The main objective of the combat was to unbalance opponents and forcefully throw them to the ground using only kicks, trips, and sweeps.
- The combat was driven by the booming rhythms of hand drums and traditional percussion instruments, which set the intense physical energy and pace for the fighters.
- Mestre Bimba was a master of this style, learning the art directly from his father, who was an absolute champion of the discipline.
- He heavily integrated the techniques and devastating leg sweeps of this combat art into the creation of Capoeira Regional.
- While the independent martial practice eventually became extinct by the mid-20th century, its combative spirit and lethal mechanics live on through capoeira.