Samba Enredo 1994 - Tereza de Benguela - Uma Rainha Negra No Pantanal

Love, love, love...
I'm the mournful cocho guitar
I came from Persia, in the East
To reach the Pantanal
Through Mongolia I passed
I crossed medieval Europe
In my chords I will tell
The saga of Tereza de Benguela
An African queen
Enslaved in Vila Bela
The gold cycle began
In captivity, suffering and agony
Rebellion ignited the flame of freedom
In the Quilombo, the dream of happiness

Ilê Ayê, Ara Ayê Ilu Ayê
A strong cry echoed (repeat)
Hope, in the quariterê
The black embraced

In the heart of Mato Grosso, the celebration began
With the parliament, the black queen ruled
Indians, caboclos, and mestizos, in a civilization
Latin blood comes in miscegenation

The greedy invasion, an ideal annihilated
The queen went mad, was sacrificed
When the curse, oppression exterminated
In the infinite a star sparkled

It will clear up, oh it will clear up
A golden Sun of Chimera (repeat)
Tereza's light will not fade
And Viradouro will shine in the new era