Tumba La É Ca
Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning
Tumba La É Ca
Song Lyrics
0:01 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:04 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:06 - Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Eng: Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
0:10 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:14 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:16 - Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Eng: Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
0:20 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:24 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:26 - Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Eng: Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
0:30 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:33 - Eu vi a luta, eu tava la
Eng: I saw the fight, I was there
0:36 - Dois guerreiros se pegando dentro do canavial
Eng: Two warriors fighting beneath the reeds
0:39 - Lutava Maculelê na terra do Manganga
Eng: They fought maculele in the land of Manganga
0:43 - Um gritava para o outro
Eng: One yelled to the other
0:46 - Tumba ê caboclo
Eng: the conga (rhythm) is of caboclo
0:48 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
0:49 - E tumba ê guerreiro
Eng: the conga is of warriors
0:51 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
0:52 - E tumba ê Popo
Eng: The conga is of Popó
0:54 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
0:56 - E nao me deixe so
Eng: Don't leave me alone
0:58 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
0:59 - Tumba e caboclo
Eng: the conga (rhythm) is of caboclo
1:01 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
1:02 - E tumba ê santamar
1:04 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
1:05 - E tumba ê Popo
Eng: The conga is of Popó
1:07 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
1:09 - E nao me deixe so
Eng: Don't leave me alone
1:11 - Tumba la é ca
Eng: Beat the conga there and here
History and sentiment behind song
In the song caboclo refers to a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry and the word popó refers to the nickname of a person.
