Cabô, Meu Pai

My father told me that tradition is a lantern
Comes from the ancestor, it's modern
Much more than the modern
And it's my heart that governs
In darkness, it's the most eternal light
The most powerful whole
He also told me
With that proud way
That samba is more than beautiful
When someone deceives it
It's the ripple that turns into the furious sea
Mysterious Neptune
The treasure of the cave
The oath is for those who pray
The prayer is for those who swear
The soul forever belongs to the Creator
Tide changes like the moonlight
Future is for those who remember
If that's what the father taught
That's it
That's it, my father
That's it, oh oh
That's it, my father, that's it