Roda Ciranda

Circle dance
Samba circle of life
That turned, that spins
In the circle of the lacy skirt
Of the girl who dances the circle
Circle of life
That spins and makes the wheel turn
Of the life that spins
In the mind of the good Saint Amaro
Who is of the Purification
And in the waters that surround the island
Of São Luís do Maranhão
In the rodilha under the talha
And on top of the torso of the black woman
Who still sways
In the curves of the old woman's life
Who still consoles
The child who cries
The wheel is to turn in the spin
Of the life that spins
Look at the wheel, look at the wheel
The wheel is to turn in the spin
Of the life that spins
Circle dance