Ladeira Do Pelourinho
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Song Lyrics
0:31 - Ladeira do Pelourinho
Eng: At the slope of Pelourinho
0:35 - Ladeira do Pelourinho, ora meu Deus
Eng: At the slope of Pelourinho,oh my God
0:37 - Onde eu comecei a andar
Eng: Where I started walking
0:41 - No Forte Santo Antônio
Eng: At Fortress Santo Antônio
0:44 - Eu comecei praticar
Eng: I started practicing
0:48 - A Capoeira de Angola
Eng: The Capoeira Angola
0:51 - João Pequeno táva lá
Eng: João Pequeno was there
0:54 - Os turistos todos os dias
Eng: The daily tourists
0:58 - Iam nos prestigiar
Eng: Appreciating us
1:01 - O governador vendo isso
Eng: The governor seeing this
1:04 - Tratou logo de acabar
Eng: Command to end this soon
1:07 - Vendo Capoeira Angola
Eng: Viewing Capoeira Angola
1:11 - Era dança de matar
Eng: Like it was dance of kill
1:14 - Olha, eu disse, governador
Eng: Look, I said, Governor
1:17 - Não faça isso mais não
Eng: Don’t do it no more
1:20 - Capoeira de Angola é
Eng: Capoeira Angola is
1:24 - Uma grande tradição
Eng: A great tradition
1:27 - Quando eu pego na viola
Eng: When I picked up my viola
1:29 - ora meu Deus
Eng: oh my God
1:30 - Dói até meu coração
Eng: It hurts my heart
1:33 - E o jogo de Capoeira
Eng: And the game of Capoeira
1:36 - É um jogo de irmão
Eng: It is a game of brothers
1:39 - Quando eu entro na roda
Eng: When I enter the roda
1:43 - Não tem agressão
Eng: Has no aggression
1:46 - Eu jogo a Capoeira
Eng: I play Capoeira
1:49 - Do fundo do meu coração
Eng: From the bottom of my heart
1:52 - Agradeço a meu Deus
Eng: I thank my God
1:55 - E ao Mestre João
Eng: And the Master Joao
1:58 - Por me ensinar a Capoeira
Eng: For teach me Capoeira
2:01 - Com toda dedicação
Eng: With all the dedication
2:04 - Camará
Eng: Friend
2:06 - Ie Viva meu deus…
Eng: Ie Long live my master
2:08 - Ie Viva meu deus…
Eng: Ie Long live my master
2:10 - Camará
Eng: Friend
History and sentiment behind song
“Pelourinho” means pillory, and Salvador’s pelourinho last stood at the top of the sloping Largo do Pelourinho, final point in a journey which began in the city’s first open market in the Praça da Feira (today known as Praça Municipal — the open square at the top of the Elevador Lacerda). The pelourinho stood at the market’s center. Salvador is the capital of Bahia, whose large bay and proximity to Africa made it a major port for the slave trade. The descendants of slaves have taken over this symbolic spot, an entry point for African culture in the New World.
