Malandragem

Trickery only leaves here
When this circle ends
If my master says Iê
Or if the cavalry plays

Capoeira is an ancient art
It was the black man inventing
Tell me who is Brazilian
And doesn't have a bit of trickster

Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it's trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it's trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)

Hey, pretends to go but doesn't go
Animal comes and I play dead
But if things get tough
I ask God for help

I come and go without getting hurt
I go up and down without slipping
I praise the creator of the mandinga aiá
The trickster who invented the sway

Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it's trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it's trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)

The sun warms the ground
Calm down, girl, rain comes to cool
Expression on the girl's face aiá
Knowing that this is my fate

I hit hard, not slowly
Be careful when getting up
Berimbau has already sung its song aiá
Heart drives me up

Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it's trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it's trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it's trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it's trickster)