Samba é tudo

Some say samba is a mother
But they won’t go to samba to get blessed
No one says samba is a father
If they don’t want to obey samba

Being a sambista is so much more
Than just making headlines in the papers of Sampa
Some say samba is a mother
But they don’t dive into the fountain of pleasure

A bamba pretends to go but doesn’t go
But doesn’t claim to own the float
A good man doesn’t fall
And doesn’t betray those who love him
When a capoeira falls
He asks samba for divine protection
Says everything is samba
Samba is everything that Donga blessed
Says everything is samba
Samba is everything that God blessed

Value is given to those who have
Ismael was our teacher
Rare samba is samba in peace
And those who create don’t claim to have value

The good samba is the one that brings
In its rhythm the sweet pulse of the Vila
To make one more samba
It takes more than just ambition