PortugueseEnglish
Mas hoje é dia de festa
Eu jurei que não vou me importar
Se o batuque não sai como eu gosto
Se a morena não vai me olhar

Hoje eu quero jogar capoeira
Ver mandinga pra lá e pra cá
Esse luta, essa dança guerreira
Faz meu corpo se arrepiar
Brincadeira
Brincadeira, mandinga

No molejo do corpo vai molejar
Brincadeira
Brincadeira, mandinga
But today is a day of celebration
I swore I wouldn’t care
If the drumming doesn’t come out the way I like it
If the woman won’t look at me

Today I want to play capoeira
See mandinga back and forth
This fight, this warrior dance
Makes my body shiver
Playing
Play, mandinga

In the body’s softness it will soften
Playing
Play, mandinga
Author: Mestre Fanho

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