Ê Capoeira Ê Capoeira

Category: Corridos

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

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Song Lyrics

00:08 - Se você tem molejo no corpo

Eng: If you have softness in your body

00:11 - É bom capoeira e sabe o que faz

Eng: His capoeira's good and knows what to do

00:14 - Se você tem uma meta na vida

Eng: If you have a goal in life

00:17 - Capoeira sempre faz capoeira

Eng: Capoeira always does capoeira

00:21 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeirá

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

00:25 - ê capoeirá

Eng: It's capoeira

00:26 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeirá

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

00:32 - Meu mestre sempre dizia

Eng: My master always said

00:35 - Menino toma cuidado

Eng: Boy take care

00:37 - Pra jogar a capoeira

Eng: To play capoeira

00:40 - Nunca dê seu golpe errado, capoeira

Eng: Never give your wrong blow, capoeira

00:44 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

00:48 - ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira

00:50 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

00:55 - Eu me chamo capoeira

Eng: My name is capoeira

00:58 - Trago o berimbau na mão

Eng: I have the berimbau in my hand

01:01 - Eu gosto de tocar benguela

Eng: I like to play benguela

01:04 - Gosto de fazer canção, capoeira

Eng: I like to make songs, capoeira

01:07 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

01:11 - ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira

01:13 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

01:18 - Berimbau tem sete palmos

Eng: Berimbau has seven hands

01:21 - Sete palmos de altura

Eng: Seven feet tall

01:24 - Eu deixo a capoeira

Eng: I leave capoeira

01:26 - Dentro de uma seputura capoeira

Eng: Inside a grave

01:30 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

01:34 - ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira

01:36 - Ê capoeira, ê capoeira

Eng: It's capoeira, it's capoeira

History and sentiment behind song

Capoeira's philosophy is that it comes from being the art of oppressed people: if you fight force with force (such as blocking a blow), the stronger force will always win. But if you avoid the blow, it doesn't matter how big or strong your opponent is. Agility is better than brute strength in capoeira.


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