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| Tava la no alto da ribeira, Na Bahia que e terra de muito axe, Minha mãe e uma grande lavadeira, O meu pai usa perneira, Na colheita do cafe. Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Eu de jangada vim pro Rio de janeiro, Vim pra ver o verão de sao tropez, Mas eu sou vim porque sou bom jangadeiro, Gosto de capoeira, Vim aqui so pra lhe ver. Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Fiquei de frente para o cristo redentor, Fiquei com fome e comi o pão de açucar , Fui na barra da tijuca, so pra ver o meu amor Eu vim Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Se vôcé ainda não conhece, Ai meu deus tu precisa conhecer Ai Bahia terra nossa, ai de acarajé e de dendê Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver Onde nasceu Mestre Bimba, Pastinha e Aberre Da igreja do Bonfim, do mercado modelo abaité Terra de mãe menininha, olha terra de candomblé mas eu vim Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Vim la da Bahia pra lhe ver Pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver, pra lhe ver |
I was there at the top of the river, In Bahia, which is a land of great axe (energy), My mother is a great laundress, My father wears gaiters, At the coffee harvest. I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you To see you, to see you, to see you, to see you I came to Rio de Janeiro on a raft, I came to see the summer of Sao Tropez, But I'm a vim because I'm a good sailor (of a raft), I like capoeira, I came here just to see you. I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you To see you, to see you, to see you, to see you I was facing Christ the Redeemer, I got hungry and ate the sugar bread, I went to Barra da Tijuca, just to see my love I came I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you To see you, to see you, to see you, to see you To see you, to see you, to see you to see you, to see you To see you, to see you, to see you to see you, to see you If you don't already know, Oh my god you need to know Oh Bahia, our land, oh for acarajé and palm oil I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you To see you, to see you, to see you, to see you Where Mestre Bimba, Pastinha and Aberre were born From the Bonfim church, from the abaité model market Land of a little mother, look at the land of Candomblé but I came I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you I came from Bahia to see you To see you, to see you, to see you, to see you |
Author: Unknown