Canções Sobre Calunga
Vim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda ê
Vim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda á
Mas por que me trouxeram de Aruanda
Pra que me trouxeram de Aruanda
Vim num navio de Aruanda, Aruanda ê
Vim no balanço do mar de Angola
Vim no balanço do mar de Guiné
Vim no balanço do mar de Moçambique
Só quem veio sabe como é
A vocês peço licença agora
Para contar minha história em canção
Para dizer de onde vim, aonde estou
Para cantar pelo fim da escravidão
É que eu vim no balanço do mar de Angola
Vim no balanço do mar de Guiné
Vim no balanço do mar de Moçambique
Só quem veio sabe como é
E canoeiro
Canoa virou do mar
Canoa virou no mar, canoeiro
Canoa virou no mar
Minha terra foi deixada
Por rainhas e por Reis
Todo mundo acorrentado
E o chicote era a lei
E canoeiro
Canoa virou do mar
Canoa virou no mar, canoeiro
Canoa virou no mar
Negro morrer de peste
Para o senhor era normal
Minha gente foi o alvo
De todo tipo de mal
E canoeiro
Canoa virou do mar
Canoa virou no mar, canoeiro
Canoa virou no mar
Trabalhando sem descanso
Dentro do canavial
O povo negro apanhava
Construindo o capital
E canoeiro
Canoa virou do mar
Canoa virou no mar, canoeiro
Canoa virou no mar
Songs About Calunga
I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda hey
I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda ah
But why did they bring me from Aruanda
Why did they bring me from Aruanda
I came on a ship from Aruanda, Aruanda hey
I came in the sway of the sea from Angola
I came in the sway of the sea from Guinea
I came in the sway of the sea from Mozambique
Only those who came know how it is
I ask your permission now
To tell my story in song
To say where I came from, where I am
To sing for the end of slavery
It's that I came in the sway of the sea from Angola
I came in the sway of the sea from Guinea
I came in the sway of the sea from Mozambique
Only those who came know how it is
And the boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
The canoe turned in the sea, boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
My land was left
By queens and by Kings
Everyone in chains
And the whip was the law
And the boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
The canoe turned in the sea, boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
Black people dying of disease
For the master it was normal
My people were the target
Of all kinds of evil
And the boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
The canoe turned in the sea, boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
Working without rest
Inside the sugarcane field
The black people were beaten
Building the capital
And the boatman
The canoe turned in the sea
The canoe turned in the sea, boatman
The canoe turned in the sea