| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| No meio do canavial | |
| Uma chance pra viver | |
| Se morria por lutar | |
| Então cortava pra não morrer |
Canaviê, Canaviê
Canaviê, Canaviê
Corta cana pro feitor
Luta disfarçada de dança
Responde pro mal feitor
Com ponta-pés e cabeçadas
Negro diz, não vou
**Canaviê, Canaviê
Corta cana pro feitor
**
Com sangue nas mãos
Pro feitor uma surpresa
Se plantava cana e o que nascia
Era a Capoeira
Canaviê
Canaviê, Canaviê
Corta cana pro feitor | In the middle of the cane field
A chance to live
If he died to fight
So I cut it so I wouldn't die
Sugar can worker, sugar cane worker
Sugar can worker, sugar cane worker
Cut cane to the foreman
Fighting disguised dance
Respond to the evil factor
With toes and headbutt
Negro says, I will not
Sugar can worker, sugar cane worker
Cut cane to the foreman
With blood on hands
Pro factor a surprise
If sugar cane was planted and what was born
It was Capoeira
Sugar can worker
Sugar can worker, sugar cane worker
Cut cane to the foreman |
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