Eu Fui Numa Uma Roda Só Pra Vadiar

I Went to a Roda Just to Vadiar

Eu Fui Numa Uma Roda Só Pra Vadiar

I went to a roda just to vadiarEu fui numa roda só pra vadiar
I really triedEu bem que tentei
But it didn't work out, becauseMas não teve jeito, porque
This way it won't doDesse jeito não dá

The singerÉ que o cantador
Only sang the fashionSó cantava a moda
Didn't sing for the rodaNão cantava pra roda
Had no feelingNão tinha sentimento
Just wanted to showSó queria mostrar
His voice in singingSua voz no cantar
But where's the foundationMas cadê o fundamento

And a playerE um tocador
Only played for himselfSó tocava pra si
I didn't understand thatIsso eu não entendi
Where's the harmonyPois cadê harmônia
Berimbau with no functionBerimbau sem função
Is lost in the handÉ perdido na mão
Doesn't transmit energyNão transmite energia

There was a playerTinha um jogador
Looking for a fightProcurando a disputa
Shouted that it was a struggleGritava que era luta
Mocked the takedownDebochou da rasteira
But with a closed fistMas com punho fechado
Standing stillNuma base parado
That's not CapoeiraIsso não é Capoeira

Many people in the rodaMuita gente na roda
But the chorus was weakMas o coro era fraco
The applause was incompleteA palma incompleta
You could see in their eyesDava pra ver no olhar
An ego fightUma briga de ego
To show who's whoPra mostrar quem é quem
But no one to addMas ninguém pra somar

Holding the GungaSegurava o Gunga
A boy pretending to be a manUm garoto pra homem
His 30 doesn't hideSeus 30 não esconde
Said he was the MasterDizia ser o Mestre
And that he had valueE que tinha valor
That someone trained himQue alguém o formou
That's what saddens meIsso que me entristece