Batuque de Pirapora

Batuque of Pirapora

Batuque de Pirapora

I was just a kidEu era menino
Mom said: let’s goMamãe disse: vamos embora
You’re getting baptizedVocê vai ser batizado
In the samba of PiraporaNo samba de Pirapora
Mom made a promiseMamãe fez uma promessa
To dress me like an angelPara me vestir de anjo
Dressed me in sky blueMe vestiu de azul-celeste
With a crown on my headNa cabeça um arranjo
You could hear the voice of the party hostOuviu-se a voz do festeiro
In the middle of the crowdNo meio da multidão
Black boy can’t leaveMenino preto não sai
Here in this processionAqui nessa procissão
Mom, a determined womanMamãe, mulher decidida
Asked the saint for forgivenessAo santo pediu pediu perdão
Threw my wings awayJogou minha asa fora
Took me to the shackMe levou pro barracão
There in the shantyLá no barraco
Everything was joyTudo era alegria
The guy was pounding on the drumNego batia na zabumba
And the ox was groaningE o boi gemia
The little black kid initiatedIniciado o neguinho
In a terreiro batuqueNum batuque de terreiro
Samba from PiracicabaSamba de Piracicaba
Tietê and CampinasTietê e campineiro
The stars of PaulicéiaOs bambas da Paulicéia
I can’t forgetNão consigo esquecer
Fredericão on the drumFredericão na zabumba
Made the earth shakeFazia a terra tremer
I grew up in the circle of bambaCresci na roda de bamba
In the middle of the joyNo meio da alegria
Eunice led the beatEunice puxava o ponto
Dona Olímpia would respondDona Olímpia respondia
Sinhá danced in the circleSinhá caía na roda
Wearing out her sandalsGastando a sua sandália
And the dust would riseE a poeira levantava
With the wind from the seven skirtsCom o vento das sete saias
There in the terreiroLá no terreiro
Everything was joyTudo era alegria
The guy was pounding on the drumNego batia na zabumba
And the ox was groaningE o boi gemia
There in the terreiroLá no terreiro
Everything was joyTudo era alegria
The guy was pounding on the drumNego batia na zabumba
And the ox was groaning.E o boi gemia.