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Eu conheci mestre Bimba
Conheci Canjiquinha
E tambem seu mare
Eles me disse um dia
Capoeira é pra homem, menino e mulher
ê ê ê
Pra menino e mulher

ê ê ê 

Pra menino e mulher

ê ê ê 

Eu conheci seu Traira
Conheci Canjiquinha
e tambem valdemar
Eles me disse um dia
Capoeira é pra homem, menino e mulher
ê ê ê
Pra menino e mulher

ê ê ê 

Pra menino e mulher

ê ê ê
I met master Bimba
I met Canjiquinha
And also your sea
They told me one day
Capoeira is for men, boys, and women
ê ê ê
For boys and women

ê ê ê

For boys and women

ê ê ê

I met your Traira
I met Canjiquinha
and also valdemar
They told me one day
Capoeira is for men, boys, and women
ê ê ê

For boys and women

ê ê ê

For boys and women

ê ê ê
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*This song mentions the names of several well known Capoeira mestres. “I met Mestre Bimba… etc.”

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