O Navio

The Ship

O Navio

What ship is thisQue navio é esse
that has just arrivedque chegou agora
it's the slave shipé o navio negreiro
with the slaves from Angolacom os escravos de Angola
people come from Cambindavem gente de Cambinda
Benguela and LuandaBenguela e Luanda
they came in chainseles vinham acorrentados
to work in these landspra trabalhar nessas bandas
What ship is thisQue navio é esse
that has just arrivedque chegou agora
it's the slave shipé o navio negreiro
with the slaves from Angolacom os escravos de Angola
arriving here they did not lose their faithaqui chegando não perderam a sua fé
they created sambacriaram o samba
capoeira and candombléa capoeira e o candomblé
What ship is thisQue navio é esse
that has just arrivedque chegou agora
it's the slave shipé o navio negreiro
with the slaves from Angolacom os escravos de Angola
chained in the ship's holdacorrentados no porão do navio
many died of homesickness and coldmuitos morreram de banzo e de frio