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Sinhá Vou jogar capoeira Lá na Ribeira, lá em Maré Eu falei pra sinhá Vou jogar capoeira Eu falei pra sinhá Lá no Abaeté E a luz das candeias vai iluminar meus caminhos de fé Sinhá mora na casa grande, lá tem tudo que ela quiser Sinhá | Sinhá I will play capoeira Over in Ribeira, over in Maré I told sinhá I will play capoeira I told sinhá There in Abaeté And the light from the lamps will illuminate my paths of faith Sinhá lives in the big house, there’s everything she wants there Sinhá |
Note: ‘Sinhá’ is an abbreviation os ‘senhora’, meaning mrs/madam.