Pra Iemanjá
Lyrics, Translations, Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
Nego subiu a ladeira
Jogou capoeira, tocou berimbau
No dia 2 de fevereiro levou oferenda pra beira do mar
Pra Iemanjá lelê
Pra Iemanjá lelê
Pra Iemanjá lelê
Pra Iemanjá
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
Nego que veio de Angola
Chegou
Veio lá de Guiné
Chegou
Veio de Moçambique
Chegou
Nego que a Capoeira
Criou
Não deixou feliz
O feitor
Não deixou feliz
O feitor
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
English Translation
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
Nego went up the slope
Played capoeira, played berimbau
On February 2nd he took an offering to the seaside
To Iemanjá lelê
To Iemanjá lelê
To Iemanjá lelê
To Iemanjá
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
I deny that it came from Angola
It arrived
It came from Guinea
It arrived
It came from Mozambique
It arrived
I deny that Capoeira
Created
Didn't make happy
The overseer
Didn't make happy
The overseer
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
E la la eh la eh, La la eh la iá, la la eh lá eh
History and sentiment behind song
Iemanjá is one of the most important “orixas” from the Afro-Brazilian religions Candomblé and Umbanda. She can be thought of as the Goddess/Spirit/Queen of the Sea, and is often represented as a mermaid, or a beautiful woman dressed in blue. She is the patron spirit of fishermen and the shipwrecked, goddess of birth and creation, and the spirit of moonlight.
