No Tabuleiro da Baiana
João Gilberto
On the Baiana's Tray
On the Baiana's tray there is
Vatapá, hey
Caruru
Mungunzá, hey
There's umbu, for my darling
If I ask, will you give me
Your heart, your love, my dear
In the Baiana's heart there is
Seduction, oh
Canjerê
Illusion, oh
Candomblé for you
I swear by God, by the Lord of Bonfim
I want you, little Bahian girl, all for myself
Yes, but then, what will become of us?
Your love is so fleeting, deceitful
I've done everything, even a canjerê
To be happy, to gather my rags with you
And then it will be just another illusion
In love, the heart rules
