Samba-Enredo 1988 - Kizomba, Festa da Raça

Thank you Zumbi!
The strong cry of Palmares
That ran through lands, skies, and seas
Influencing the abolition

Zumbi, thank you!
Today the Village is Kizomba
It's drumming, singing, and dancing
Jongo and maracatu

Come little girl to dance the caxambu

Oh, oh, Nega Mina
Anastácia didn't allow herself to be enslaved
Oh, oh, Clementina
The pagode is the people's party

Priest raises the cup
Summoning the whole crowd
In this event that unites
People of all races
In the same emotion

This Kizomba is our Constitution

What magic
Prayer, fasting, and orixás
It has the strength of culture
It has art and bravery
And a good waist movement
Makes its ideals valid
And the pure beauty of its rituals

Here comes the Moon of Luanda
To illuminate the street
Our thirst is our thirst
And may apartheid be destroyed