A Benguela chamou pra jogar

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

**A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira
**
Em mil novecentos
Este fato aconteceu
Em vinte trés de novembro
O Mestre Bimba nasceu

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

Bimba assim dizia
Tocando seu Berimbau
Sentado no velho banco
Ensinando regional

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

**A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira
**
Nos dias de formatura
Era obrigado a jogar
O São Bento Grande
e o toque de Iuna
a Benguela nâo podia sujar

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

A Benguela chamou pra jogar
A Benguela chamou pra jogar
Capoeira

Em cinco de fevereiro
do ano de setenta e quatro
Esta tristeza aconteceu
Na cidade de Goiânia
Mestre Bimba faleceu | Everything started like this
Today I have to remember
Mary Martinha do Bonfim
Luiz Candido Machado
What were the parents
of Mestre Bimba
Manoel dos Reis Machado

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
Capoeira

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
Capoeira
In nineteen
This actually happened
In November twenty tree
Mestre Bimba was born

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

Bimba well said
Playing his Berimbau
Sitting on the old bench
Teaching regional

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

In the days of graduation
Was forced to play
The São Bento Grande
and the rhythm of Iuna
Benguela could not mess

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

The Benguela called to play
The Benguela called to play
capoeira

On February 5
the year of seventy-four
This  grief happened
In the city of Goiânia
Mestre Bimba died |