Dendê
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Dendê
Song Lyrics
0:00:01 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil, Palm oil
0:00:05 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:00:09 - ô dendê
Eng: ô Palm oil
0:00:10 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil, Palm oil
0:00:14 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:00:17 - Levou rasteira
Eng: Led low
0:00:19 - balançou, caiu no chão
Eng: rocked, fell to the ground
0:00:22 - se perde a cabeça
Eng: if you lose your head
0:00:24 - também perde a razão
Eng: also loses reason
0:00:25 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:00:27 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:00:30 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:00:34 - Pro capoeira
Eng: Pro capoeira
0:00:36 - que não joga, só estranha
Eng: who doesn't play, just weird
0:00:38 - pois acredite
Eng: because believe
0:00:40 - se bater, também apanha
Eng: if you hit, you also get hit
0:00:42 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:00:43 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:00:47 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:00:50 - O capoeira
Eng: Capoeira
0:00:52 - já nasce natural
Eng: already born natural
0:00:54 - com manha e malícia
Eng: with morning and malice
0:00:56 - não seja artificial
Eng: don't be artificial
0:00:58 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:00:59 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:01:03 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:01:07 - Quando treinar
Eng: When to train
0:01:09 - ponha na consciência
Eng: put in awareness
0:01:11 - seja capoeira
Eng: be capoeira
0:01:12 - não viva de aparência
Eng: don't look alive
0:01:14 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:01:16 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:01:19 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:01:23 - No jogo duro
Eng: In the hard game
0:01:25 - com malícia e com mandinga
Eng: with malice and with mandinga
0:01:27 - olho no olho
Eng: eye to eye
0:01:29 - cuidado, mantenha a ginga
Eng: be careful, keep the swing
0:01:31 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:01:32 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:01:35 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
0:01:38 - ô dendê
Eng: Hello palm
0:01:40 - Dendê, Dendê
Eng: Palm oil
0:01:43 - Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
Eng: Lálá e lá, lálá e lá
History and sentiment behind song
A song about a palm plant brought to Brazil by Africans. Dendê is a palm oil used in Brazilian cooking, especially in the northeast of the country. It has a strong, rich flavor as well as a bright orange color. When something "has dendê," it means it has "flavor". Dendê also connects to the orixas (gods) of candomblé. If a capoeira player has dendê it indicates a deep connection to the game and to the gods.
