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Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar


A onda que quebra na praia
Quebrava no casco do navio
Navio que trouxe de Angola
Negros para o Brasil

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar


Vagando sobre o mar
Chegava o tumbeiro
Trazendo negros de batalha
De espirito guerreiro

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar


Dia dois de Fevereiro
Bahia me chamou
Lavagem do Bonfim
Cidade de Salvador

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar


Me conta de Pastinha
E de Bimba por favor
Seu Pastinha na marinha
Mestre Bimba estivador

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar


Areia que leva e traz
Histórias de algibeira
Vou visitar o Pero Vaz
Aprender a história da capoeira

Areia do mar
Areia do mar
O que você tem
Para me contar
Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

The wave that breaks on the beach
It broke on the ship’s hull
Ship that brought from Angola
Blacks to Brazil

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

Wandering over the sea
The slave ship arrived
Bringing warrior blacks
Of warrior spirit

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

February second
Bahia called me
The Bonfim Wash
City of Salvador

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

Tell me about Pastinha
And of Bimba, please
Seu Pastinha in the marines
Mestre Bimba the longshoreman

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me

Sand that takes and brings
Pocket stories
I will visit Pero Vaz
Learn the history of capoeira

Sea sand
Sea sand
What do you have
To tell me
Author: Unknown (Do you know who wrote this song? Tell us in the comments!)
T/L: “The Bonfim Wash” is a traditional religious ceremony that takes place in Bahia.

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