Herança Minha
Mestre Irmão
My Inheritance
I wasn't a freed black man in the time of slavery
I was a mistreated runaway black man like a dog
Who created capoeira, a weapon of liberation
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
I had to fight to defend myself
I saw my brother die before my eyes
I suffered chained, in total despair
Treated like an animal, inside the slave ship
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
And in the slave quarters I lived praying to God in heaven
Through the cracks in the roof, I questioned my role
I was free in my land, but here I was a criminal
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
My father is a king, my mother a queen
And capoeira is my inheritance
