Samba da Bênção

It's better to be happy than to be sad
Joy is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart

But to make a samba with beauty
It takes a good amount of sadness
It takes a good amount of sadness
Otherwise, a samba is not made

Making samba is not telling jokes
And those who make samba like that are nothing
Good samba is a form of prayer

Because samba is the swinging sadness
And sadness always has hope
Sadness always has hope
That one day it won't be sad anymore

Put a little love in a rhythm
And you'll see that no one in the world overcomes
The beauty that a samba has

Because samba was born in Bahia
And even if today it's white in poetry
Even if today it's white in poetry
It's too black in the heart