Quando eu morrer me enterre na Lapinha
(when i die bury me in the Lapa [famous neighbourhood in Rio])
Calca culote palito amolfadinha
(with my special coulote trousers and my mouldy old suit)
Adeus Bahia zum zum zum cordao de ouro,
(goodbye Bahia, belt of gold [much-covetted prize in capoeira comps in 1960s Brazil)
eu vou partir porque martaram meu bisouro
(I'm gonna leave becuase they killed my Bisouro [a famous capoeirista...if you want o know more google him])
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this is a song which lots of my students ask for, and a goody, so here it is...
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