Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Vou me embora, vou me embora, parana
Tão sedo não venho cà, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Se não for essa semana, parana
A semana que passou, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Na roda de capoeira, parana
Deu o seu valor, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Puxa puxa leva leva, parana
Leva pra cima de mim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Capoeira de angola, parana
Capoeira é assim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Eu sou braço de marê, parana
Mais não sou marê sem fim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Ê parana ê, parana
Parana parana ê, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Capoeira de angola, parana
Quer ouvir vocês cantar, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Quem não pode com mandinga, parana
Não carrega patua, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Quem não pode não intima, Parana
Deixa quem pode intimar, Parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, parana
So soon I don't come here, Paraná
Parana,
Parana, parana
If not this week, parana
The week that passed, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
In the capoeira roda, parana
Gave your value, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Gee, gee, take, take, parana
Take it up on me, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Capoeira from angola, parana
Capoeira is like that, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
I'm a tide arm, parana
But I'm not endless tide, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Ê parana ê parana
Parana parana, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Capoeira from angola, parana
Wants to hear you sing, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Who can not with mandinga, parana
Does not carry patua, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Who can not call, Parana
Let who can call, Parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
A southern state of Brasil, which borders Paraguay and whose river (also called the Paraná) was fought over in a war with Paraguay in the 1860s. Many slaves (among them, capoeiristas) were sent to fight in this war, with the promise of earning their freedom. As such Paraná has come to represent freedom and is used symbolically in many capoeira songs. Aruande and Luanda (the capital of Angola) are often used similarly representing freedom, or even heaven, and often carry a feeling of nostalgia. This would have been a common theme among slaves singing of desired freedoms.
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Vou me embora, vou me embora, parana
Tão sedo não venho cà, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Se não for essa semana, parana
A semana que passou, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Na roda de capoeira, parana
Deu o seu valor, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Puxa puxa leva leva, parana
Leva pra cima de mim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Capoeira de angola, parana
Capoeira é assim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Eu sou braço de marê, parana
Mais não sou marê sem fim, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Ê parana ê, parana
Parana parana ê, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Capoeira de angola, parana
Quer ouvir vocês cantar, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Quem não pode com mandinga, parana
Não carrega patua, parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Quem não pode não intima, Parana
Deixa quem pode intimar, Parana
Parana ê,
Parana ê, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, parana
So soon I don't come here, Paraná
Parana,
Parana, parana
If not this week, parana
The week that passed, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
In the capoeira roda, parana
Gave your value, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Gee, gee, take, take, parana
Take it up on me, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Capoeira from angola, parana
Capoeira is like that, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
I'm a tide arm, parana
But I'm not endless tide, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Ê parana ê parana
Parana parana, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Capoeira from angola, parana
Wants to hear you sing, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Who can not with mandinga, parana
Does not carry patua, parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
Who can not call, Parana
Let who can call, Parana
Parana,
Parana, parana
A southern state of Brasil, which borders Paraguay and whose river (also called the Paraná) was fought over in a war with Paraguay in the 1860s. Many slaves (among them, capoeiristas) were sent to fight in this war, with the promise of earning their freedom. As such Paraná has come to represent freedom and is used symbolically in many capoeira songs. Aruande and Luanda (the capital of Angola) are often used similarly representing freedom, or even heaven, and often carry a feeling of nostalgia. This would have been a common theme among slaves singing of desired freedoms.
