| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| Nego nagô, quando morre, vai na tumba de banguê. | |
| Os parentes vão dizendo, urubu tem que comer. | |
| Aqui babá, a cangerê, nego nagô tem catinga de Sariguê. | |
| Aqui babá, a cangerê, nego nagô tem catinga de Sariguê | When Nego nagô dies, go to the tomb of banguê (stretcher). |
| The relatives are saying, vulture[s] needs to eat. | |
| Here nanny, the cangerê, nego nagô, ballad of the skunk | |
| Here nanny, the cangerê, nego nagô, ballad of the skunk |
Author: Mestre Ananias
Cangerê - the meeting of peple for a ritual.
Saringuê - A name for a skunk commonly used in the North-East of Brasil.