Chamado De Angola
Category: Corridos
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
00:20 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
00:27 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
00:34 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
00:42 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
00:48 - Numa viagem pra África
Eng: On a trip to Africa
00:51 - Oi numa viagem pra África
Eng: Hi on a trip to Africa
00:54 - O meu mestre esteve lá
Eng: My master was there
00:59 - Em busca dos fundamentos
Eng: In search of the fundamentals
01:03 - Da nossa capoeira
Eng: From our capoeira
01:05 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
01:08 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
01:15 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
01:22 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
01:30 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
01:36 - Vi falar do embondeiro
Eng: I saw talking about the baobab
01:39 - Que faz casa pra morar
Eng: That makes home to live
01:43 - Falar dos negros cuanhama
Eng: Talking about blacks cuanhama
01:46 - É uma tribo que tem lá
Eng: It is a tribe that has there
01:49 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
01:52 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
01:59 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
02:06 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
02:14 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
02:20 - O dinheiro é o kuanza
Eng: Money is kuanza
02:24 - O Qimbundo é pra falar
Eng: Qimbundo is for talking
02:27 - Capoeira vai crescendo
Eng: Capoeira grows
02:31 - Bassula pra derrubar
Eng: Bassula to take down
02:34 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
02:36 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
02:43 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
02:51 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
02:58 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
03:04 - Canta Dionísio Rocha
Eng: Sings Dionísio Rocha
03:08 - Diferente no cantar
Eng: Different in singing
03:11 - O povo diz pagimne
Eng: The people say pagimne
03:15 - Pedindo paz pro lugar
Eng: Asking for peace
03:18 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
03:21 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
03:28 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
03:35 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
03:43 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
03:48 - Muchima é coração
Eng: Muchima is heart
03:52 - Que bate forte ao chegar
Eng: That hits hard when arriving
03:56 - Parece que diz baixinho
Eng: Looks like it says softly
04:00 - Me leve um pouco pra lá
Eng: Take me there a little
04:02 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
04:05 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
04:12 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
04:19 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
04:27 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
04:33 - Cabeçada é quitunga
Eng: Bridle and quitunga
04:36 - Luanda é a capital
Eng: Luanda is the capital
04:40 - Atabaque é ningoma
Eng: Atabaque is ningoma
04:44 - Hungo vira berimbau
Eng: Hungo becomes berimbau
04:47 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
04:49 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
04:57 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
05:04 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
05:12 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
05:17 - Negro nascido na terra
Eng: Black born on earth
05:20 - Não pode no chão pisar
Eng: Can't step on the floor
05:24 - Pode ser campo minado
Eng: Can be minefield
05:28 - A guerra ainda ta lá
Eng: The war is still there
05:31 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
05:33 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
05:40 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
05:48 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
05:56 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
06:01 - O tempo lá vai rolando
Eng: Time goes on there
06:05 - Quem manda em mim é Deus
Eng: God is in charge of me
06:09 - Quando ele me abençoar
Eng: When he blesses me
06:12 - Eu vou lá te conhecer
Eng: I'm going to meet you
06:15 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
06:18 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
06:25 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
06:32 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
06:40 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
History and sentiment behind song
Chamada means ‘call’ and can happen at any time during a roda where the rhythm angola is being played. It happens when one player, usually the more advanced one, calls his or her opponent to a dance-like ritual. The opponent then approaches the caller and meets him or her to walk side by side. After it both resume normal play.
While it may seem like a break time or a dance, the chamada is actually both a trap and a test, as the caller is just watching to see if the opponent will let his guard down so she can perform a takedown or a strike. It is a critical situation, because both players are vulnerable due to the close proximity and potential for a surprise attack. It’s also a tool for experienced practitioners and masters of the art to test a student’s awareness and demonstrate when the student left herself open to attack.
