| Portuguese | English |
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| Berimbau viola Berimbau viola Porque será Que a viola chora Berimbau viola Berimbau viola Porque será Que a viola chora Será saudade Da Cabinda de Luanda Que o navio deixou pra tras Nas águas da velha Kianda Berimbau viola Berimbau viola Porque será Que a viola chora Chora lembrando Dos tempos do cativeiro Dos negros acorrentados Dentro do navio negreiro Berimbau viola Berimbau viola Porque será Que a viola chora Gunga tá velho Mas ainda conta história Viola chora Lembrando dos tempos de outrora Berimbau viola Berimbau viola Porque será Que a viola chora Chora por Bimba, Pastinha e Valdemar Grande mestres de verdade Que de saudade Viola põe-se a chorar | Berimbau viola Berimbau viola I wonder why That viola cries Berimbau viola Berimbau viola I wonder why That viola cries Is it because of longing For the Cabinda in Luanda That the ship left behind In the waters of old Kianda Berimbau viola Berimbau viola I wonder why That viola cries It cries remembering The times of captivity Of blacks in chains Inside the slave ship Berimbau viola Berimbau viola I wonder why That viola cries Gunga is old But it still tells the story Viola cries Remembering the days of yore Berimbau viola Berimbau viola I wonder why That viola cries It cries for Bimba, Pastinha and Valdemar Great true masters That because of the longing Viola starts to cry |