Sou negro banto,
CORO:Africa ê
de todo canto,
coro
negro malê,
coro
povo jejê,
coro
iê obaluaê,
coro
iê povo mugunjê,
coro
iê obaluaê,
coro
iê povo mugunjê,
coro
Sou negro mina,
coro
povo cabinda,
coro
sou cantador,
coro
tenho valor,
coro
Eu sou nagô,
coro
iê morio,
coro
Eu sou nagô,
coro
iê morio,
coro
Eu sou guerreiro,
coro
sou brasileiro,
coro
o mandingueiro,
coro
me abençou,
coro
Povo de angola ê,
coro
sou capoeira ê,
coro
Povo de angola ê,
coro
sou capoeira ê,
coro
I am black bantu,
CHORUS: It is Africa
from every corner,
chorus
black malé,
chorus
fast people,
chorus
I am obaluaê,
chorus
yoo people,
chorus
I am obaluaê,
chorus
yoo people,
chorus
I am a black mine,
chorus
Cabinda people,
chorus
I am a singer,
chorus
I have value,
chorus
I am a nagô,
chorus
hey morio,
chorus
I am a nagô,
chorus
Hey morio,
chorus
I am warrior,
chorus
I am Brazilian,
chorus
The artisan,
chorus
Bless me,
chorus
People of Angola,
chorus
I am capoeira,
chorus
People of Angola,
chorus
I am capoeira,
chorus
The song references Malê which was the name given to African Muslims in Brazil. They were famous for initiating the Malê Revolt in 1835, a rebellion that, although defeated by the Brazilian cavalry, contributed to the eventual abolition of the slave trade. The song calls on the people of Angola, which was a former Portuguese colony in the south west of Africa.
