Malandragem

Trickery only leaves here
When this circle ends
If my master says Iê
Or if the Cavalry plays

Capoeira is an ancient art
It was the black man inventing
Tell me who is Brazilian
And doesn't have a bit of trickster
Trickery

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

Capoeira

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

In Bahia

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

On the slope

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

Trickery

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

Hey, pretends to go but doesn't go
Animal comes and I play dead
But if things get tough
I ask God for help

I come and go without getting hurt
I go up and down without slipping
I praise the creator of the trick
The trickster who invented the sway
And the trickery

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

Capoeira

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

In Bahia

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

On the slope

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

Trickery

(Chorus)
Hey trickster, it's trickster

The sun warms the ground
Calm down, girl, rain comes to cool
Expression on the girl's face
Upon knowing that this is my fate

I hit hard, not slowly
Be careful when getting up
Berimbau has already sung its song
Heart propels me upwards
And the trickery