É Jogo Praticado Na Terra
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
0:21 - Oi meu mano
Eng: Hi my brother
0:23 - O que foi que tu viu la
Eng: What did you see there
0:26 - Eu vi Capoeira matando
Eng: I saw Capoeira killing
0:28 - Tambem vi maculelê, Capoeira
Eng: I also saw maculele, Capoeira
0:31 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
0:34 - e capoeira
Eng: and capoeira
0:36 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
0:40 - Sou discipulo que aprende
Eng: I am a disciple who learns
0:43 - Sou mestre que da liçăo
Eng: I'm a master of the lesson
0:45 - Na roda de Capoeira
Eng: In the Capoeira roda
0:47 - Nunca dei um golpe em văo
Eng: I never hit in vain
0:49 - Capoeira
Eng: Capoeira
0:51 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
0:54 - e capoeira
Eng: and capoeira
0:56 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
0:59 - Manuel dos Reis Machado
Eng: Manuel dos Reis Machado
1:02 - Ele é fenômenal
Eng: It is phenomenal
1:05 - Ele é o Mestre Bimba
Eng: He is Mestre Bimba
1:07 - Criador do Regional, Capoeira
Eng: Creator of the Regional, Capoeira
1:09 - Capoeira
Eng: Capoeira
1:10 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
1:13 - e capoeira
Eng: and capoeira
1:15 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
1:18 - Capoeira é luta noss
Eng: Capoeira is our fight
1:22 - Da era colonial
Eng: From the colonial era
1:24 - Nasceu foi na Bahia
Eng: It was born in Bahia
1:26 - Angola e Regional, Capoeira
Eng: Angola and Regional, Capoeira
1:29 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
1:33 - e capoeira
Eng: and capoeira
1:34 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
1:38 - No dia que eu amenheço
Eng: On the day I wake up
1:41 - Danado da minha vida
Eng: Damn my life
1:43 - Planto cana descascada
Eng: Peeled cane planting
1:45 - Com seis dias tá nascida, Capoeira
Eng: With six days is born, Capoeira
1:49 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
1:52 - e capoeira
Eng: and capoeira
1:53 - É jogo praticado na terra de Săo Salvador
Eng: It is a game played in the land of São Salvador
History and sentiment behind song
The city of Salvador in the northeastern state of Bahia is one of Brazil's oldest cities, and was the country's first capital until being succeeded by Rio de Janeiro in 1763. It is best known for its Afro-Brazilian culture and cuisine, as it has the country's highest proportion of Brazilians of African descent.
Salvador is important in the history of capoeira. Although there is no certainty as to where, exactly, capoeira originated (the first written record of capoeira comes from Rio de Janeiro in 1789), Salvador is undeniably the birthplace of capoeira's modern forms, Capoeira Angola (preserved by Mestre Pastinha) and Capoeira Regional (developed by Mestre Bimba) - both these mestres were natives of Salvador.
