Toque de São Bento Grande de Angola
Paulo César Pinheiro
The Touch of São Bento Grande from Angola
In this world, my friend
But there’s no, but there’s no
But there’s no one to command me
I only know how to obey
If ordered
If ordered, it’s São Bento Grande
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
My grandfather was a slave
But he lived with courage
He defied the orders given
He stirred up the slavery
Bar, chains, stocks
It was almost every day
The more he got beaten
The less he would obey
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
In this world, my friend
But there’s no, but there’s no
But there’s no one to command me
I only know how to obey
If ordered
If ordered, it’s São Bento Grande
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
When I was still a kid
My dad told me one day
The scales of justice
Never weigh what they should
I don’t bow to the law of men
Reason is my guide
Even if your grandpa ordered
I wouldn’t obey
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
In this world, my friend
But there’s no, but there’s no
But there’s no one to command me
I only know how to obey
If ordered
If ordered, it’s São Bento Grande
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
This world has no owner
And who taught me knew
If the world had an owner
The owner would live in it
Since it’s a world without an owner
I don’t accept hierarchy
I don’t command in this world
Nor will there be a boss in mine
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
In this world, my friend
But there’s no, but there’s no
But there’s no one to command me
I learned from Mangangá
To respect only if it’s São Bento Grande
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
It’s from Angola, it’s from Angola, it’s from Angola
From Angola, from Angola, from Angola
