Lado B Lado A

If they are Exu
I am Iemanjá
If they kill the animal
I take a sea bath
With my body protected
No one will catch me
Side A side B
Side B side A

In the hot plate's barbecue
I'm more like Jorge Ben
Playing loudly
On my walkman
Waiting for next year's carnival
I don't know if the year
Will be bad
Or if it will be good
If it will be good
Good, good
If it will be good
If it will be good, good
Good!

What guards you by human law
What guards me by God's law
I don't give up on black mythology
To say that
I don't look like you
There's an offering
On the corner for the future
With offerings
Stamped every day
And I will arrive
To ask and thank
Because a man's victory
Sometimes hides
In a strong gesture
That only he can see

I am a warrior
I am a worker
And every day I will face
With faith in God
And in my battle
I hope to be far away
When the broom passes by!
I hope to be far away
When all this passes