Capoeira Sereia
Abadá Capoeira
Capoeira Mermaid
It was with great sadness
That my berimbau
Announced your departure
Ah, such a painful thing
Ah, but how much pain
A farewell holds
It left me with so much longing
It left me with so many memories
When you left, it made me cry
Like in childhood times
How sad it makes me
To remember that everything
Had to end like this
When you asked me
To give up capoeira
Because you didn't understand
That it's a part of me
I who always asked you oh
Don't make me choose
Between you and capoeira
It's you who will lose
Today I cry with longing
But I prefer the farewell
Because giving up capoeira
Is the same as giving up on life
Mermaid! Oh my mermaid
I will play capoeira, to chase away the sadness
