Toda Bahia Chorou
Abadá Capoeira
All of Bahia Cried
All of Bahia cried
All of Bahia cried
On the day Capoeira Angola
Lost its protector
Master Pastinha left
Oxalá took him
To the lands of Aruanda
But no one accepted
Generals cried, children
Young ladies cried, doctors
Old black women, sorcerers
Ogãs and Babalôs
Berimbau played iúna
In a sad touch of death
And capoeira was played
To the sound of the sad song
From the mouth of the mandingueiro
From deep within the heart
And there was no one in Bahia
Who didn't sing this refrain
Iê, go there boy
Show what the master taught
Show that they uprooted the plant
But the seed sprouted
And if well cultivated
It will bear good fruit and beautiful flower
Iê, go there boy
Show what the master taught
Show that they uprooted the plant
But the seed sprouted
And if well cultivated
It will bear good fruit and beautiful flower
Ai, ai, aidê, play beautifully so I can see
Ai, ai, aidê, I want to learn this Angola game
