Parana ê
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
00:03 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
00:06 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
00:09 - Vou me embora, vou me embora, parana
Eng: I'm leaving, I'm leaving, parana
00:13 - Tão sedo não venho cà, parana
Eng: So soon I don't come here, Paraná
00:16 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
00:20 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
00:23 - Se não for essa semana, parana
Eng: If not this week, parana
00:26 - A semana que passou, parana
Eng: The week that passed, parana
00:30 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
00:33 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
00:36 - Na roda de capoeira, parana
Eng: In the capoeira roda, parana
00:39 - Deu o seu valor, parana
Eng: Gave your value, parana
00:43 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
00:46 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
00:49 - Puxa puxa leva leva, parana
Eng: Gee, gee, take, take, parana
00:52 - Leva pra cima de mim, parana
Eng: Take it up on me, parana
00:56 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
00:59 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
01:02 - Capoeira de angola, parana
Eng: Capoeira from angola, parana
01:06 - Capoeira é assim, parana
Eng: Capoeira is like that, parana
01:09 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
01:12 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
01:15 - Eu sou braço de marê, parana
Eng: I'm a tide arm, parana
01:19 - Mais não sou marê sem fim, parana
Eng: But I'm not endless tide, parana
01:22 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
01:26 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
01:29 - Ê parana ê, parana
Eng: Ê parana ê parana
01:32 - Parana parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana parana, parana
01:35 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
01:38 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
01:41 - Capoeira de angola, parana
Eng: Capoeira from angola, parana
01:45 - Quer ouvir vocês cantar, parana
Eng: Wants to hear you sing, parana
01:48 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
01:51 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
01:55 - Quem não pode com mandinga, parana
Eng: Who can not with mandinga, parana
01:58 - Não carrega patua, parana
Eng: Does not carry patua, parana
02:01 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
02:05 - Parana ê, parana
Eng: Parana, parana
02:07 - Quem não pode não intima, Parana
Eng: Who can not call, Parana
02:11 - Deixa quem pode intimar, Parana
Eng: Let who can call, Parana
02:14 - Parana ê,
Eng: Parana,
History and sentiment behind song
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.
