Canções Sobre Calunga

Songs About Calunga

Canções Sobre Calunga

I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda heyVim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda ê
I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda ahVim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda á
But why did they bring me from AruandaMas por que me trouxeram de Aruanda
Why did they bring me from AruandaPra que me trouxeram de Aruanda
I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda heyVim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda ê

I came in the sway of the sea from AngolaVim no balanço do mar de Angola
I came in the sway of the sea from GuineaVim no balanço do mar de Guiné
I came in the sway of the sea from MozambiqueVim no balanço do mar de Moçambique
Only those who came know how it isSó quem veio sabe como é

I ask your permission nowA vocês peço licença agora
To tell my story in songPara contar minha história em canção
To say where I came from, where I amPara dizer de onde vim, aonde estou
To sing for the end of slaveryPara cantar pelo fim da escravidão

It's that I came in the sway of the sea from AngolaÉ que eu vim no balanço do mar de Angola
I came in the sway of the sea from GuineaVim no balanço do mar de Guiné
I came in the sway of the sea from MozambiqueVim no balanço do mar de Moçambique
Only those who came know how it isSó quem veio sabe como é

And the boatmanE canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou do mar
The canoe turned in the sea, boatmanCanoa virou no mar, canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou no mar

My land was leftMinha terra foi deixada
By queens and by KingsPor rainhas e por Reis
Everyone in chainsTodo mundo acorrentado
And the whip was the lawE o chicote era a lei

And the boatmanE canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou do mar
The canoe turned in the sea, boatmanCanoa virou no mar, canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou no mar

Black people dying of diseaseNegro morrer de peste
For the master it was normalPara o senhor era normal
My people were the targetMinha gente foi o alvo
Of all kinds of evilDe todo tipo de mal

And the boatmanE canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou do mar
The canoe turned in the sea, boatmanCanoa virou no mar, canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou no mar

Working without restTrabalhando sem descanso
Inside the sugarcane fieldDentro do canavial
The black people were beatenO povo negro apanhava
Building the capitalConstruindo o capital

And the boatmanE canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou do mar
The canoe turned in the sea, boatmanCanoa virou no mar, canoeiro
The canoe turned in the seaCanoa virou no mar