Buda Nagô

Dorival is odd
Dorival is even
Dorival is earth
Dorival is sea
Dorival is on foot
Dorival is in hand
Dorival is in the sky
Dorival is on the ground
Dorival is beautiful
Dorival is good
Dorival is everything
That is in tune
Dorival will sing
Dorival in CD
Dorival will samba
Dorival on TV
Dorival is a Buda nagô
Son of the royal house of inspiration
As a prince, he began
The new golden age of song
But one day Xangô
Gave him enlightenment
There by the sea (was it?)
On the beach of Armação (it wasn't)
There in the Garden of Allah (was it?)
There in the high backlands (it wasn't)
There at a bar table (was it?)
Inside the heart
Dorival is Eve
Dorival Adam
Dorival is lime
Dorival is lemon
Dorival is mother
Dorival is father
Dorival is the pawn
Balances, but doesn't fall
Dorival is a Chinese monk
Born in black Rome, Salvador
If he made a fortune, he made it
Betting everything on the card of love
Aces, ladies, and kings
He had and passed (iaiá)
Had the world at his feet (ioiô)
He saw, didn't care (iaiá)
Faithful followers (ioiô)
And he moved forward (iaiá)
Only took his brushes (ioiô)
The guitar and a flower
Dorival is an Indian
One who walks naked
Drinks sugarcane juice
Eats beiju
Dorival in Japan
Dorival samurai
Dorival is the nation
Balances but doesn't fall.