Chamado De Angola
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
0:00:20 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:00:27 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:00:34 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:00:42 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:00:48 - Numa viagem pra África
Eng: On a trip to Africa
0:00:51 - Oi numa viagem pra África
Eng: Hi on a trip to Africa
0:00:54 - O meu mestre esteve lá
Eng: My master was there
0:00:59 - Em busca dos fundamentos
Eng: In search of the fundamentals
0:01:03 - Da nossa capoeira
Eng: From our capoeira
0:01:05 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:01:08 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:01:15 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:01:22 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:01:30 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:01:36 - Vi falar do embondeiro
Eng: I saw talking about the baobab
0:01:39 - Que faz casa pra morar
Eng: That makes home to live
0:01:43 - Falar dos negros cuanhama
Eng: Talking about blacks cuanhama
0:01:46 - É uma tribo que tem lá
Eng: It is a tribe that has there
0:01:49 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:01:52 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:01:59 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:02:06 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:02:14 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:02:20 - O dinheiro é o kuanza
Eng: Money is kuanza
0:02:24 - O Qimbundo é pra falar
Eng: Qimbundo is for talking
0:02:27 - Capoeira vai crescendo
Eng: Capoeira grows
0:02:31 - Bassula pra derrubar
Eng: Bassula to take down
0:02:34 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:02:36 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:02:43 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:02:51 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:02:58 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:03:04 - Canta Dionísio Rocha
Eng: Sings Dionísio Rocha
0:03:08 - Diferente no cantar
Eng: Different in singing
0:03:11 - O povo diz pagimne
Eng: The people say pagimne
0:03:15 - Pedindo paz pro lugar
Eng: Asking for peace
0:03:18 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:03:21 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:03:28 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:03:35 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:03:43 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:03:48 - Muchima é coração
Eng: Muchima is heart
0:03:52 - Que bate forte ao chegar
Eng: That hits hard when arriving
0:03:56 - Parece que diz baixinho
Eng: Looks like it says softly
0:04:00 - Me leve um pouco pra lá
Eng: Take me there a little
0:04:02 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:04:05 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:04:12 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:04:19 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:04:27 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:04:33 - Cabeçada é quitunga
Eng: Bridle and quitunga
0:04:36 - Luanda é a capital
Eng: Luanda is the capital
0:04:40 - Atabaque é ningoma
Eng: Atabaque is ningoma
0:04:44 - Hungo vira berimbau
Eng: Hungo becomes berimbau
0:04:47 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:04:49 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:04:57 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:05:04 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:05:12 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:05:17 - Negro nascido na terra
Eng: Black born on earth
0:05:20 - Não pode no chão pisar
Eng: Can't step on the floor
0:05:24 - Pode ser campo minado
Eng: Can be minefield
0:05:28 - A guerra ainda ta lá
Eng: The war is still there
0:05:31 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:05:33 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:05:40 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:05:48 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:05:56 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:06:01 - O tempo lá vai rolando
Eng: Time goes on there
0:06:05 - Quem manda em mim é Deus
Eng: God is in charge of me
0:06:09 - Quando ele me abençoar
Eng: When he blesses me
0:06:12 - Eu vou lá te conhecer
Eng: I'm going to meet you
0:06:15 - Ô chama eu
Eng: Call me
0:06:18 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:06:25 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
0:06:32 - Chama eu, chama eu
Eng: Call me, call me
0:06:40 - Chama eu, Angola chama eu
Eng: Call me, Angola call me
History and sentiment behind song
Chamada means ‘call’ and can happen at any time during a roda where the rhythm angola is being played. It happens when one player, usually the more advanced one, calls his or her opponent to a dance-like ritual. The opponent then approaches the caller and meets him or her to walk side by side. After it both resume normal play.
While it may seem like a break time or a dance, the chamada is actually both a trap and a test, as the caller is just watching to see if the opponent will let his guard down so she can perform a takedown or a strike. It is a critical situation, because both players are vulnerable due to the close proximity and potential for a surprise attack. It’s also a tool for experienced practitioners and masters of the art to test a student’s awareness and demonstrate when the student left herself open to attack.
