Lá Vai Marola
Zeca Pagodinho
There Goes the Wave
Pedro Batuque is not one to give in to sadness
He stands firm in the chorus, in the shell on the table
His defense and his drumming
Whether on stage or in the middle of the square
Anywhere the crowd gathers
He gets the people to samba with passion
His drumming comes from Angola
Comes from Guinea
Has a touch of quilombola from candomblé
Whoever listens enjoys it
Man or woman
That's how the wave goes
Because Pedro is
The master teaching us
That we must respect
Earn axé
And only master Pedro gives us
When he starts playing
It feels like we're in Daomé
His drumming comes from Angola
Comes from Guinea
Has a touch of quilombola from candomblé
Whoever listens enjoys it
Man or woman
That's how the wave goes
Because Pedro is
Product of our backyard
The ideal representative
Of our culture and our faith
Portrait of our nation
That with his percussion
Makes the whole country dance
