Bahia, forró e folia

Every Brazilian loves revelry
For Brazil was baptized in Bahia
Every Brazilian people loves revelry
For Brazil was baptized in Bahia
(repeat)

I am the Bahia of acarajé
Of afoxé, of candomblé
Of the vibe behind the trio
Every word from a book by Jorge Amado
I am a reggae-infused xote by Gilberto Gil
I am capoeira played in Pelourinho
In a beat by Carlinhos
I am the sound of the berimbau
I am the mix of Chiclete com Banana
I am I don't know how many weeks
Of revelry and carnival
I am the cool forró of Trio Nordestino
Cheering up the June month
From the backcountry to the coast

Every Brazilian loves revelry
For Brazil was baptized in Bahia
(repeat)

I am the Lagoa do Abaeté
In the middle of Praça da Sé
I am Caetano at a festival
I am the sea on a jangada by Caymmi
I am the sound of the sublime voices of Bethânia and Gal
I am Ivete, Olodum and Ruy Barbosa
I am Moraes in verse and prose
I am Raul in high spirits
Elevator operator of Elevador Lacerda
Come see that you inherit all the original view
I am a market vendor at Mercado Modelo
I who sell with great care, etc and so on

Every Brazilian loves revelry
For Brazil was baptized in Bahia
(repeat)

Here I leave all my axé
You already know how it is
My people, my place
Long live Bahía de Todos os Santos
In every corner, I start to sing
I am the Bahian with a wide smile
In the open-air parties, today and tomorrow
I am the water from the washing at Ribeira
From Bonfim, Rio Vermelho, Itapuã
In Salvador I am a soteropolitan
And in Bahia I am a Bahian
Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Every Brazilian loves revelry
For Brazil was baptized in Bahia
(repeat)