Samba de Raiz
Nelson Dalla Rosa
Root Samba
When the silvery moonlight
Comes from the starry sky
I start to sing, laraiá
I go happily and content
To your hot samba
Because the best is samba, laraiá
I already hear the drums
That with race and magic
Make my people thrill
Your Bahian women spin
In the joy that emanates
From a gathering of samba enthusiasts
I kiss your flag
That you are the first
In this world of samba
Lavapés, you are my school wherever you are
For you I sing all my love
My people sing much happier
