Toque de Iúna

Iúna is wood, a piece of stick
Graúna, aroeira, beri-berimbau

At the bell's snap
The hammer struck the pulpit
The snake's eggshell
Broke by Iúna's beat

Iúna is a serpent, a coral snake
That watches over the front of the Royal house

The breeze blew out the lantern
The wind bent the baraúna
Message from the holy warrior
Warning of Iúna's beat

Iúna is the beat that signals
When the shock of the evil people comes

The song echoed in the quarry
In the forest, in the sea, in the lagoon
It's death that comes treacherously
Revealed by Iúna's beat

Iúna is a watchtower of general alert
That points out the ambush of hyenas and jackals

Traitor saluted
And the uniform is of the fifth column
Beware, it's a warning
The strength of Iúna's beat

Iúna is danger, a tide of perau
Enemy's dagger, rival's machete

It's a beat that becomes an amulet
Struck at the right time
It was said by the black beetle
Pulling Iúna's beat

Iúna is a spiritual bird
Its song is the key to this ritual