Samba, Minha Raíz
Dona Ivone Lara
Samba, My Root
Samba reigned
All night in such a way
That it drove away sadness
Proving that samba of race has strength and purity
Who sambas 'partido alto' sambas 'miudinho'
Does it with love and care
The body freeing itself
Swings in the rhythm that is life
Despite being so hard makes evil go away
Ah, how we offer
Everything that lives dreaming
Swings in the rhythm that is life
Despite being so hard makes evil go away
And all happy people sing
Oh my God
How grateful I am to be born
Samba is my root, my heritage, and my way of life
The beauty consoles me
That no one wishes to find
Guides me in my uncertainty
Does not let me stumble
