Mercado Modelo

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

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Song Lyrics

00:40 - Quando eu chegou no mercado modelo modelo

Eng: When I arrived on the model market

00:44 - na festa do amanhecer

Eng: in the party of the dawn

00:47 - Quando eu chegou no mercado modelo modelo

Eng: When I arrived on the model market

00:50 - na festa do amanhecer

Eng: in the party of the dawn

00:53 - Ja tem muita gente me esperando

Eng: There are already a lot of people waiting for me

00:56 - perguntando, negão que vai fazer

Eng: asking, negro what are you doing?

00:59 - ja tem muita gente me esperando

Eng: There are already a lot of people waiting for me

01:02 - perguntando, negão que vai fazer

Eng: asking, negro what are you doing?

01:05 - eu respondo

Eng: I respond

01:06 - eu sou capoeira e batuquege

Eng: I am capoeira and batuquege

01:11 - eu respondo

Eng: I respond

01:13 - eu sou capoeira e batuquege

Eng: I am capoeira and batuquege

01:17 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

01:19 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

01:21 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

01:22 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

01:24 - auee

Eng: auee

01:25 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

01:27 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

01:28 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

01:30 - auee

Eng: auee

01:31 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

01:33 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

01:35 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

01:36 - auee

Eng: auee

01:40 - Quando eu chegou no mercado modelo modelo

Eng: When I arrive at the Mercado Modelo

01:43 - na festa do amanhecer

Eng: in the party of the dawn

01:47 - Quando eu chegou no mercado modelo modelo

Eng: When I arrive at the Mercado Modelo

01:50 - na festa do amanhecer

Eng: in the party of the dawn

01:52 - ja tem muita gente me esperando

Eng: There are already a lot of people waiting for me

01:55 - perguntando, negão que vai fazer

Eng: asking, negro what are you doing?

01:59 - ja tem muita gente me esperando

Eng: There are already a lot of people waiting for me

02:01 - perguntando, negão que vai fazer

Eng: asking, negro what are you doing?

02:05 - eu respondo

Eng: I respond

02:06 - eu sou capoeira e batuquege

Eng: I am capoeira and batuquege

02:11 - eu sou

Eng: I am

02:12 - eu sou capoeira e batuquege

Eng: I am capoeira and batuquege

02:17 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:18 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:20 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:22 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:23 - auee

Eng: auee

02:25 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:27 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:28 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:29 - auee

Eng: auee

02:31 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:33 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:34 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:36 - auee

Eng: auee

02:37 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:39 - o capoeira o capoiera eu gostou de voce pralaa

Eng:

02:41 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:44 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:47 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:48 - auee

Eng: auee

02:50 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:52 - pra la la

Eng: pra la la

02:53 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

02:55 - oieieee

Eng: oieieee

02:56 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

02:58 - oiaiaaa

Eng: oiaiaaa

02:59 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:01 - oieieee

Eng: oieieee

03:02 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:04 - oiaiaaa

Eng: oiaiaaa

03:06 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:30 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:33 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:36 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:40 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:43 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:46 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:48 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:52 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

03:55 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

03:58 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

04:01 - pra la la laaa

Eng: pra la la laaa

04:04 - pra la la laueeee

Eng: pra la la laueeee

History and sentiment behind song

The song references Morena which can refer to skin or hair; it can either mean a dark-skinned woman, or a brunette.

The song talks about Mercado Modelo which is a famous market in Salvador, Bahia. The Mercado Modelo (Popular Market) is a traditional market of artisan products in Salvador, Bahia, which opened in 1912. It is significant for capoeira, as it is the site of perhaps the oldest and longest running street rodas (roda de rua) in Capoeira’s history.


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