Mestre Bimba Me Disse
Abadá Capoeira
Master Bimba Told Me
Master Bimba told me
That it was Bahia
To see Dona Alice again
And he also asked her
Not to cry anymore
Or be sad
Master Bimba told me
That it was Bahia
To see Dona Alice again
And he also asked her
Not to cry anymore
Or be sad
He missed so much
From Engenho Velho
And from Piedade
Where he used to roam
A long time ago
In his youth
It was on Peixe Avenue
And the memories
Made him remember
Of a good singing Master
Who has also passed on
Named Waldemar
He visited
Even Santo Amaro
And that energy
Was spine-tingling
He saw the maculelê
From Master Popó and Master Vavá
It was at Fazenda Estiva
To see the place
Where my Master was born
And then he sadly revisited
The spot where Pastinha died
Master Bimba told me
That now he plays
Only up in the sky
And that Master Traíra
Still plays Angola
Wearing a hat
