Negro Zumbi

Zumbi, your cry echoed
In the Quilombo dos Palmares
Like a bird that flew
So free through the air
A cry of pain and faith
Remained recorded in our history
Through the struggle, through the axé
Through the determination, through the glory

Black Zumbi, black Zumbi
Black Zumbi, black Zumbi

Against the enemy's strength
Defending the family
Up in the Serra da Barriga
A constant vigil
It was necessary to declare
For identification
It was the recognition of this land
In the history of our nation

Black Zumbi, black Zumbi
Black Zumbi, black Zumbi

Those who pay tribute to you
Is the Afro Mandela band
From the culture of the race, this band
Is a sentinel