Sou mestre que aprendo
I am a master who learns
and a student who teaches.
In the circle of capoeira,
I never strike in vain.
On the day I grow displeased
in Itabaianinha,
no man mounts a horse,
no woman kills a hen.
The praying nuns
forget the litany,
my friends.
I am a master who learns
and a student who teaches.
In the circle of capoeira,
I never strike in vain.
On the day I grow displeased
in Itabaianinha,
no man mounts a horse,
no woman kills a hen.
The praying nuns
forget the litany,
my friends.