Gargalhou minha Pomba gira Maria Padilha

Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira
Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira

She is the queen of the crossroads
Hail Mary Padilha

She is the queen of the cemetery
Hail Mary Padilha

Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira
Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira

She is the queen of the crossroads
Hail Mary Padilha

She is the queen of the cemetery
Hail Mary Padilha

When she laughed, it calmed my heart
Because I can't love someone who doesn't want me anymore

That's why I'm going to sing
I'm going to surrender to the magic (mandinga)

I will heal myself through macumba
Laroyê Maria Padilha

Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira
Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira

She is the queen of the crossroads
Hail Mary Padilha

She is the queen of the cemetery
Hail Mary Padilha

Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira
Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira

She is the queen of the crossroads
Hail Mary Padilha

She is the queen of the cemetery
Hail Mary Padilha

Padilha taught me how I shouldn't suffer for love anymore
To appreciate my age, to truly be who I am

Today, I'm going to a macumba ceremony
I won't remember her anymore

I just want to see it spin
My Pomba Gira, Maria Padilha

Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira
Oh, she laughed, she laughed, my Pomba Gira

She is the queen of the crossroads
Hail Mary Padilha

She is the queen of the cemetery
Hail Mary Padilha