Chão de Esmeraldas
Chico Buarque
Emerald Ground
I feel like stepping
On an emerald ground
When I take my heart
To Mangueira
Under a rain of roses
My blood flows from my veins
And dyes a carpet
For her to samba
It's the royalty of the samba masters
Who want to show off
Proud, elegant
My school is a windmill spinning
It's green, it's pink
Oh, make way for Mangueira to pass
