Berimbau chamou pro jogo
Pandeiro qui respondeu
O atabaque já entrou
Mestre Bimba apareceu
La, lae, lae, la
Le, la, le, ê, la, ê, la
La, la, ê, la, ê, la
Le, le, le, le, la, la
Le, ê
La, ê, lá
Manoel dos Reis Machado
Criador da Regional
Espalhando pelo mundo
Essa cultura national
La, lae, lae, la
Le, la, le, ê, la, ê, la
La, la, ê, la, ê, la
Le, le, le, le, la, la
Le, ê
La, ê, lá
Lá no cais se batizou
A capoeira Regional
Espalhando pelo mundo
Essa arte marcial
Le, la, le, ê, la, ê, la
La, la, ê, la, ê, la
Le, le, le, le, la, la
Le, ê
La, ê, lá
Capoeira comecou
Como roda tradicional
Era luta e defesa
Do negro no canavial
English Translation:
Berimbau called for the game
Tambourine who answered
The atabaque has already entered
Mestre Bimba appeared
La lae lae la
Le, la, le, la, la, la
La la la la la la
Le le le le la
Le, yeah
There, there
Manoel dos Reis Machado
Regional Creator
Spreading the world
This national culture
La lae lae la
Le, la, le, la, la, la
La la la la la la
Le le le le la
Le, yeah
There, there
There on the quay he was baptized
The Regional Capoeira
Spreading the world
This martial art
Le, la, le, la, la, la
La la la la la la
Le le le le la
Le, yeah
There, there
Capoeira started
Like traditional wheel
It was fight and defense
From the black in the sugarcane field