Bum Bum Paticumbum Prugurundum

Boom Boom Paticumbum Prugurundum
Our samba, folks, that's what it is
Boom Boom Paticumbum Prugurundum
Infecting Marquês de Sapucaí

I adorned my heart
With confetti and streamers
My mind became a girl
In a world of memories
I embraced the Imperial Crown
Made my carnival
Overflowing all my emotion
Oh! Praça Onze, you are immortal
Your arms cradled the samba
Your apotheosis is triumphant
From a barrel came a cuíca
From another barrel, a surdo for marking time

With reco-reco, pandeiro, and tamborim
And beautiful Bahian women, the samba turned out like this

And step by step, in time, the samba grew
In Candelária, it built its peak
The donkeys, what a sight, a pleasure for the eyes
Make way for the Moleques de Debret
'The Africans,' such an original scene
Yemanjá, Yemanjá enriching the visual

Come my love, send sadness away
It's carnival, it's revelry, on this day no one cries

Super Samba Schools Inc.
Super floats
Hiding skilled people
What a cowardice