Malandragem

Trickery won't leave this place
Until this circle ends
If my master says "Yeah"
Or if the cavalry plays

Capoeira is an ancient art
Created by the Black man
Tell me who’s Brazilian
And doesn’t have a bit of a trickster

Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
The sway of Capoeira (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)

Hey, pretend you’re leaving but you’re not
The guy comes and I play dead
But if things get tight
Yeah, I call on God for help

I come and go without getting hurt
I go up and down without slipping
I’ll praise the creator of the trickery, oh yeah
The trickster who invented the sway

Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)

The sun makes the ground heat up
Calm down girl, the rain will cool it down
The expression on the girl’s face, oh yeah
When she knows this is my fate

I hit hard, not slow
Be careful when you get up
The berimbau has already sung its song, oh yeah
My heart pushes me up

Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Capoeira (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
In Bahia (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
On the slope (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)
Trickery (hey trickster, it’s a trickster)