Negro Rei

Ayê
Ayê mother Africa
Your children came from afar
Just to suffer
Ayê
Ayê mother Africa
Every warrior
In your yard
Knows your law
And will crown black king [x3]

Ayê, ayê, ayê

Ika adobale ô
Ika adobale a
Ika adobale a, ea
Mother Africa

Hold back the sadness my child
I know this pain makes you suffer
But keep that cry
It's a treasure
Oh children of the king

The sun that burns the face
Warms the desire more than otin
The salt runs down the body
And the pain of the whip is just a scar
Who knows what your tomorrow will be like
Any calm is rest for Nanã's love
Forget the pain axogun
Say a prayer to Olorun
In the strength of Ogun

Hold back the sadness my child
I know this pain makes you suffer
But keep that cry
It's a treasure
To the children of the king

Ayê yê yê, ayê yê yê
Ayê yê yê, ayê yê yê
Ayê mother Africa, my home
Ayê yê yê, ayê yê yê
Ayê yê yê, ayê yê yê
Brazil, mother Africa, my home