Caxambu

Look, let's go to the Caxambu dance
Saravá, jongo, saravá
Iron, my son, I want to see
You spinning until dawn
Iron, my boy, I want to see
You spinning until dawn

The drum is beating for real
It's in the palm of the hand that I want to see
The drum is beating for real
It's in the palm of the hand that I want to see

Mrs. Celestina, give me water to drink
If you don't give me water
I'll speak ill of you
It's midnight, the rooster has already crowed
The church bell tolls
It's in the jongo dance that I'll go
It's midnight, the rooster has already crowed
The church bell tolls
It's in the jongo dance that I'll go

New carter who doesn't know how to drive
The cart overturns and the ox stays in place
New carter who doesn't know how to drive
The cart overturns and the ox stays in place

Whoever has never seen, come see
The bottomless cauldron boiling
Whoever has never seen, come see
The bottomless cauldron boiling

The drum is beating for real
It's in the palm of the hand that I want to see