Samba da Bênção
Maria Bethânia
Samba of Blessing
It's better to be happy than to be sad
Joy is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It takes a good amount of sadness
It takes a good amount of sadness
Otherwise, a samba is not made
Making samba is not telling jokes
And those who make samba like that are nothing
Good samba is a form of prayer
Because samba is the swinging sadness
And sadness always has hope
Sadness always has hope
That one day it won't be sad anymore
Put a little love in a rhythm
And you'll see that no one in the world overcomes
The beauty that a samba has
Because samba was born in Bahia
And even if today it's white in poetry
Even if today it's white in poetry
It's too black in the heart
