Aidê Negra Africana
Song Lyrics
Aidê era uma negra africana,
Tinha magia no seu cantar
Tinha os olhos esverdeados
E sabia como cozinhar,
Sinhozinho ficou encantado
E com Aidê ele quis se casar
Eu disse: Aidê, não se case,
Vai pro Quilombo pra se libertar,
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
No Quilombo de Camugere
Liberdade Aidê encontrou
Juntou-se aos negros irmãos,
Descobriu um grande amor
Hoje Aidê canta sorrindo,
Ela fala com muito louvor :
Liberdade não tem preço,
O negro sabe quem te libertou,
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Sinhozinho que disse então
Com o Quilombo eu vou acabar
Se Aidê não se casa comigo,
Com ninguém ela pode casar,
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra Camugerê
Chegando em Camugere,
Sinhozinho se surpreendeu
O negro mostrou uma arma,
Que na senzala se desenvolveu
O negro venceu a batalha,
E no Quilombo Sinhozinho morreu,
Aidê
Foge pra camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra camugerê
Aidê
Foge pra camugerê
English Translation
Aidê was a black African woman,
There was magic in her singing
Her eyes were greenish
And she knew how to cook,
Sinhozinho was delighted
And with Aidê he wanted to marry
I said: Aidê, don't get married,
Go to Quilombo to break free,
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
In the Quilombo de Camugere
Aidê found freedom
She joined the black brothers,
Discovered great love
Today Aidê sings smiling,
She speaks with much praise:
Freedom is priceless,
The black man knows who set you free,
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Sinhozinho that said then
With Quilombo I will end
If Aidê doesn't marry me,
With no one she can marry,
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Aidê
Flee to Camugerê
Arriving in Camugere,
Sinhozinho was surprised
The black man showed a gun,
Which developed in the slave quarters
The black man won the battle,
And Sinhozinho died in Quilombo,
Aidê
Run for the Camugerê
Aidê
Run for the Camugerê
Aidê
Run for the Camugerê
Aidê
Run for the Camugerê
History and sentiment behind song
Aidê is a name associated with “independence and boldness, someone who knows what they want and fights for it”.
In this song, Aidê is a black woman from Africa, who’d been brought to Brazil to work as a slave.She was beautiful, with green eyes, a magical singing voice, and she could cook.Obviously, the master of the house fell in love with her and wanted to marry her – being a slave she wasn’t going to have much say in the matter.Fortunately she managed to escape, and flee to the Quilombo Camugerê.Here she found freedom and kinship with other escaped Africans who’d manage to flee their captors.
Camugerê (or Camujerê) was the name of a large Quilombo that existed in Brazil back in the days of slavery.
