Vamos embora, ê ê
Vamos embora, camara
Vamos embora, ê ê
Vamos embora, camara
Pro mundo a fora, ê ê
Pro mundo a fora, camara
Pro mundo a fora, ê ê
Pro mundo a fora, camara
Angola ê ê
Angola ê Angola
Angola ê ê
Angola ê Angola
Angola ê ê
Angola ê Angola
Angola ê ê
Angola ê Angola
Let's go, it's there Let's go, my friend Let's go, it's there Let's go, my friend For the world far away, it's there For the world far away, my friend For the world that's far away, it's there For the world that's far away, my friend Angola is there Angola, Angola Angola is there Angola, Angola Angola is there Angola, Angola Angola is there Angola, Angola
Meaning and Interpretation:
Approximately two-thirds1 of the slave population of colonial Brazil originated from the Angola-Congo region of West Africa. There are many songs in Capoeira that reference places or locations in the West Africa. The songs are sung to remember these places of origin, of home. The famous Capoeira Angola master Vincente Pastinha, who is credited to have helped preserve Capoeira Angola, claimed that his own teacher, a man from Angola named Benedito, told him that Capoeira came from the N’golo dance that was practiced in the country of Angola.
Category: Capoeira songbook