Salomé de Bahia - Festa para Um Rei Negro - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Salomé de Bahia - Festa para Um Rei Negro




Festa para Um Rei Negro
Festival for a Black King
Ô-lê-lê (ô-lê-lê)
Oh-lay-lay (oh-lay-lay)
Ô-la-la (ô-la-la)
Oh-la-la (oh-la-la)
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê (ô-lê-lê)
Oh-lay-lay (oh-lay-lay)
Ô-la-la (ô-la-la)
Oh-la-la (oh-la-la)
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Nos anais da nossa história
In the annals of our history
Vamos encontrar
We shall find
Personagem de outrora
A character from times past
Que iremos recordar
Who we will remember
Sua vida, sua glória
His life, his glory
Seu passado imortal
His immortal past
Que beleza
What beauty
A nobreza do tempo colonial
The nobility of the colonial era
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Hoje tema festa na aldeia
Today there is a party in the village
Quem quiser pode chegar
Anyone who wants to can come
Tem reisado a noite inteira
There are kings performing all night
E fogueira pra queimar
And a bonfire to burn
Nosso rei que vem de longe
Our king who comes from afar
Pra poder nos visitar
To be able to visit us
Que beleza
What beauty
A nobreza que visita o gongá
The nobility who visit the gongá
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Senhora dona-de-casa
Lady of the house
Traz seu filho pra cantar
Bring your son to sing
Para o rei que vem de longe
For the king who comes from afar
Pra poder nos visitar
To be able to visit us
Nesta noite ninguém chora
On this night, no one cries
E ninguém pode chorar
And no one can cry
Que beleza
What beauty
A nobreza que visita o gongá
The nobility who visit the gongá
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle
Ô-lê-lê
Oh-lay-lay
Ô-la-la
Oh-la-la
Pega no ganzê
Take up your rattle
Pega no ganzá
Take up your rattle





Writer(s): Jeff Barnes, Zuzuza


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