Cascavél (Quase Que Mordeu Meu Pé)

Rattlesnake on the wooden trunk
Almost bit my foot
Rattlesnake on the wooden trunk
Almost bit my foot

I entered the forest to get wood
To make a good berimbau
To play here in the circle
Benguela, angola, and regional

I pulled my foot at the right time
That's how your strike failed
If I weren't a capoeira
Oh, my dear! I can't even imagine!

Hey! Some snakes strike silently
But the rattlesnake still warns you
In the circle, only observes the malice
Who has the palm oil and the cunning

Hey! I heard the rattle noise
But it wasn't from the caxixi
It was the damn venomous one warning
That she's there