Retalhos de Cetim

I rehearsed my samba all year long,
Bought a surdo and tamborim.
Spent everything on costumes,
It was all I wanted.
And she swore to parade for me,
The Mangueira (My school) looked so beautiful.
It was all I wanted to see,
In satin scraps.
I slept the whole year,
And she swore to parade for me.
But carnival arrived,
And she didn't parade,
I cried on the avenue, I cried.
I didn't think the cabrocha, whom I loved so much, was lying.