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Moyseis Marques

Na MatrizIn the Main Church

Moyseis Marques · Na Matriz At the Root (2022)

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Composer: Moyseis Marques

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Full lyrics

Mano meu, chama eu

Pra olhar na matriz

Mana negra, tua voz

São os nós de um país


Mano meu, chama eu (mano meu, chama eu)

Pra olhar na matriz (pra olhar na matriz)

Mana negra, tua voz (mana negra, tua voz)

São os nós de um país (são os nós de um país)


Chama eu pra vadiar

Camará que Deus me deu

Volta ao mundo que se viu

Aruanda, África, Brasil


Chama eu pra bendizer (chama eu pra bendizer)

Que prazer coexistir

Pra batalha, 'tamo aí

Semeando aquilo que aprendi


Hoje eu sei jogar capoeira

Aprendi dizer Ubuntu

Na Bahia, eu vi sambadeira

Pernambuco, maracatu


Chama pro Jongo da Serrinha

Prum bom baile de favela

Prum bom samba na Portela, eu vou


Em São Cristóvão, o forró comeu

Em Santa Bárbara, relampiou

De cocorinha no pé do teu tambor


Chama eu pra vadiar (chama eu pra vadiar)

Camará que Deus me deu

Volta ao mundo que se viu

Aruanda, África, Brasil


Chama eu pra bendizer (chama eu pra bendizer)

Que prazer coexistir

Pra batalha, tamo aí

Semeando aquilo que aprendi


Hoje eu sei jogar capoeira

Aprendi dizer Ubuntu

Na Bahia, eu vi sambadeira

Pernambuco, maracatu


Chama pro Jongo da Serrinha

Prum bom baile de favela

Prum bom samba na Portela, eu vou


Em São Cristóvão, o forró comeu

Em Santa Bárbara, relampiou

De cocorinha no pé do teu tambor


Mano meu, chama eu (mano meu, chama eu)

Pra olhar na matriz (pra olhar na matriz)

Mana negra, tua voz (mana negra, tua voz)

São os nós de um país (são os nós de um país)


Mano meu, chama eu (mano meu, chama eu)

Pra olhar na matriz (pra olhar na matriz)

Mana negra, tua voz (mana negra, tua voz)

Somos nós e um país (somos nós e um país)

Translation

My brother, call for me

To look at the origin

Black sister, your voice

Are the knots of a country


My brother, call for me (my brother, call for me)

To look at the origin (to look at the origin)

Black sister, your voice (black sister, your voice)

Are the knots of a country (are the knots of a country)


Call me to wander freely

Comrade that God gave me

A return to the world that was seen

Aruanda, Africa, Brazil


Call me to bless (call me to bless)

What a pleasure to coexist

For the battle, we're here

Sowing what I learned


Today I know how to play capoeira

I learned to say Ubuntu

In Bahia, I saw a samba dancer

Pernambuco, maracatu


Call for the Jongo da Serrinha

For a good favela dance

For a good samba at Portela, I'll go


In São Cristóvão, the forró devoured

In Santa Bárbara, it thundered

Squatting at the foot of your drum


Call me to wander freely (call me to wander freely)

Comrade that God gave me

A return to the world that was seen

Aruanda, Africa, Brazil


Call me to bless (call me to bless)

What a pleasure to coexist

For the battle, we're here

Sowing what I learned


Today I know how to play capoeira

I learned to say Ubuntu

In Bahia, I saw a samba dancer

Pernambuco, maracatu


Call for the Jongo da Serrinha

For a good favela dance

For a good samba at Portela, I'll go


In São Cristóvão, the forró devoured

In Santa Bárbara, it thundered

Squatting at the foot of your drum


My brother, call for me (my brother, call for me)

To look at the origin (to look at the origin)

Black sister, your voice (black sister, your voice)

Are the knots of a country (are the knots of a country)


My brother, call for me (my brother, call for me)

To look at the origin (to look at the origin)

Black sister, your voice (black sister, your voice)

We are the knots of a country (we are the knots of a country)

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