Composer: Jacinto Limeira
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
A maré vazou, ioiô
A maré vazou, iaiá
A maré vazou na Bahia
Eu vou buscar peixe no mar
A água do mar é sagrada
O mar tem mistérios sem fim
Iemanjá é a rainha das águas
Iemanjá toma conta de mim
Maré, Marinheiro, mar
Marinheiro, mar e maré
Eu louvo a dona das águas
A minha santa de fé
Eu vi a maré vazando
Eu vi a maré vazar
Eu vi camarão nadando
Eu vi camarão nadar
Eu vi as juntas levando
A minha jangada no mar
Eu vi os peixinhos pulando
No reino de iemanjá
Translation
The tide went out, ioiô
The tide went out, iaiá
The tide went out in Bahia
I'm going to get fish in the sea
The sea water is sacred
The sea has endless mysteries
Yemanjá is the queen of the waters
Yemanjá takes care of me
Tide, Sailor, sea
Sailor, sea and tide
I praise the lady of the waters
My saint of faith
I saw the tide going out
I saw the tide go out
I saw shrimp swimming
I saw shrimp swim
I saw the joints taking
My raft in the sea
I saw the little fish jumping
In the kingdom of Yemanjá
