Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
O Senhor Rei mandou me chamar
Lá no Paço Municipal
Para saudar a Rainha
Que estava chegando de Portugal
E vem chegando
A Rainha de Tamba
Um Rei 'Ariombo'
Vamos saravá
É pandeiro, é viola, é maracá
A Rainha de Tamba quer sambar
Tem gente de Moçambique
E de Loanda também vem
Meu povo chegou de Angola
Na hora de Deus, amém.
Translation
The Lord King sent for me
There at the Municipal Palace
To greet the Queen
Who was arriving from Portugal
And here she comes
The Queen of Tamba
A King 'Ariombo'
Let's celebrate
It's tambourine, it's guitar, it's maraca
The Queen of Tamba wants to samba
There are people from Mozambique
And from Luanda they also come
My people arrived from Angola
In God's time, amen.
