Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Lutava Maculelê na terra do Manganga
Um gritava para o outro
Tumba ê caboclo
Tumba la é ca
E tumba ê guerreiro
Tumba la é ca
E tumba ê Popo
Tumba la é ca
E nao me deixe so
Tumba la é ca
Tumba e caboclo
Tumba la é ca
I saw the fight, I was there
I saw the fight, I was there
Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
I saw the fight, I was there
I saw the fight, I was there
Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
They fought maculele in the land of Manganga
One yelled to the other
the conga (rhythm) is of caboclo
Beat the conga there and here
the conga is of warriors
Beat the conga there and here
The conga is of Popó
Beat the conga there and here
Don't leave me alone
Beat the conga there and here
the conga (rhythm) is of caboclo
Beat the conga there and here
In the song caboclo refers to a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry and the word popó refers to the nickname of a person.
