Fio Maravilha

Your palace was three pieces of teocirc; les
Two planks of wood
A paradise of slums
Called Favela
On the drums we can also
Make music
And remake America

Fio Maravilha, your father was the sun
Fio Maravilha, music and you are the same
Fio Maravilha, your mother was poor
Fio Maravilha, and your mother is the earth

From the sky and the earth
It's the conspiracy
Your father made a country
That is the child of songs
From your hair
We made three guitar strings
With slightly bizarre harmonies

Fio Maravilha, your father was the sun
Fio Maravilha, music and you are the same
Fio Maravilha, your mother was poor
Fio Maravilha, and your mother is the earth

Your skin is as dark
As the air of the marinas
Because everywhere the sun
Has approached you
Surely you don't learn anything at school
Because your school is the school of sambas

Fio Maravilha, your father was the sun
Fio Maravilha, music and you are the same
Fio Maravilha, your mother was black
Fio Maravilha, and your mother is the earth
Fio Maravilha, music and you are the same

Fio Maravilha
Fio Maravilha