Mundo Enganador

We live here on this earth fighting to survive
A place where few have a lot,
And many have nothing to eat
Looking at this makes me sad
And I wonder what the solution is
I am happy to have capoeira as a form of expression
Capoeira is an art, and art is God's work
In this land I don't have much
But everything I have was given to me by God
In this land I don't have much
But everything I have was given to me by God
I have a singing canary, a tuned berimbau, and a strong horse
And the affection of a proud dark-skinned man who gave me his love and a crying boy
Oh my God, when I depart
From this deceptive world
To my son I will leave something of value
It's...
It's not money, it's not gold, it's not silver
It's a cool berimbau I received from my grandfather
My berimbau that plays iuna and benguela
Plays peace and plays war
Plays even the chula of love
It's not money, it's not gold, it's not silver
It's a cool berimbau I received from my grandfather