Iaia Ioio

When my master passed away
All of Bahia cried
Iaia ioio
Iaia ioio iaia ioio (chorus)
Hey boy, who did you learn from? (2x)
Learned to play capoeira, learned
The one who taught me has passed away (2x)
His name is engraved
In the land where he was born
Hail Master Bimba
The Bahia of Maré
Hail the master who taught me
The trick of hitting with the foot
Iaia ioio
Iaia ioio iaia ioio (chorus)
Trickster
Full of grace
My master was quick
Playing according to the rhythm
To the beat of the berimbau
Hail Master Bimba
Creator of the regional style
Hail Master Bimba
Iaia ioio
Iaia ioio iaia ioio (chorus)
Learned meia-lua, learned
Hey martelo, rabo-de-arraia
Played at the foot of the hill
Many times by the beach
Hail Saint Salvador
The Bahia of Maré
Hail the master who taught me
The trick of hitting with the foot
Iaia ioio
Iaia ioio iaia ioio (chorus)
When my master passed away
All of Bahia cried
Iaia ioio
Iaia ioio iaia ioio (chorus)