Casca de Côco

Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
So as not to remember the time of captivity,
So as not to remember the time of captivity.

Grandma is the daughter of a Free Womb,
Born happy, after abolition.
Coconut shells bring to her memory,
The slave love, of Father João.

Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
So as not to remember the time of captivity,
So as not to remember the time of captivity.

Grandma remembers the old slave quarters,
The Big House and the yard,
The axe blow that cut the coconut,
The Old Black Man of her heart,
The Young Lady, a very beautiful girl,
The lace skirt and Father João,
Cornbread in an iron pot,
Coffee pounded in a mortar,

Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
Grandma doesn't want coconut shells in the yard,
So as not to remember the time of captivity,
So as not to remember the time of captivity.