Samba-Enredo 2012 - São Luís: O Poema Encantado do Maranhão

There is magic in every palm tree that sprouts from its soil
The native man of the land
Resists with bravery
The pain of invasion
From the sea come three crowns
Brother, his gaze wells up
In the sway of the tide
Evil has no faith bleeding the seas
Messenger of pain
Freedom stole from my places
Breaking chains, in search of peace
The strength of my ancestors

In the Nagô house, the light of Xangô Axé
Mina Jêje a ritual of faith
Arrived from Dahomey, arrived from Abeokuta
All the magic of vodun and orixá

Hey queen, the bumba-meu-boi comes from there
I want to see the cazumbá, without the serpent waking up
Today my tear overflows the entire sea
Source that longing has not dried
Oh, Ana apparition in the carriage
The mansions are the image
Of the history that time has kept
On the radio the good reggae
Brown is the tone of the song
In the land of enchantment the art of the genius João

My São Luís of Maranhão
Enchanted poem of love
Where the sabiá sings
Today sings the Beija-Flor