Mocidade Independente - Samba-Enredo 2018

Blessed be the Holy Trinity
In New Delhi or in the Brazilian sky
It roars on the skin of the eternal drum
The love of Mocidade, with no beginning, middle, or end

Kamadhenu pours milk in our yard
Ganesha has permission from the cross
The Ganges flows here in Rio de Janeiro
Gandhi's children are now Brazilian
Brahma guided the sails of Portugal
And brought India to the beloved Gantois
Padre Miguel called Shiva to the carnival
And namaste to all people on the avenue
Time to bless oneself
Time to go to the sea
To gather the salt of freedom
There is still time!
Disobey to pacify
As India once did

Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Oh, holy lady! Oh, mother of light!
Come to illuminate
This people of Vera Cruz

My country cries out
And the lotus flower, symbol of peace
And the Victoria Amazonica from the same root
For tolerance among the unequal
Lie down and play Holi
In this triumph of good and faith
Nehru, Dom Hélder, Chico Xavier
Pray for India and Brazil, oh!