| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| Lemba ê, Lemba Lemba do barro vermelho Lemba ê, Lemba Lemba do vermelho barro Lemba ê, Lemba | Lemba, Lemba Lemba of the red clay Lemba ê, Lemba Lemba of the red clay Lemba ê, Lemba |
Note 1: There are some variations. Sometimes the chorus also sings “Lemba do barro vermelho.”
Note 2: I am not entirely sure what Lemba is in the case of this song. The Lemba are a Bantu ethnic group native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, though I have also seen references of Lemba as a Nkisi, a bantu deity similar to orixás.
