São Pixinguinha

They are Pixinguinha

São Pixinguinha

If one day I were called to play in heaven I wouldSe um dia fosse chamado pra tocar no céu eu ia
I would be honored, you can bet I wouldIa lisonjeado, cê pode apostar que eu ia
Light as a feather, better, a melodyLeve como uma pluma, melhor, uma melodia
In the peace of the ancestors from the ribbons of BahiaNa paz dos ancestrais lá das fitinhas da Bahia
Shining like the silver of the Moon that guides meBrilhando como a prata dessa Lua que me guia
Sambaing through the clouds like the flute and so many guidesSambando pelas nuvens como a flauta e tantas guias
Sprinkled with stars, I am the darkness that illuminatesPolvilhado de estrelas, eu sou o escuro que alumia
That the night, if it's not a mother, is certainly a grandmother, or maybe an auntQue a noite se não é mãe, na certa é vó, ou então é tia
I think of the audience with Odoya and MariaEu penso na plateia com Odoya e Maria
Jesus, Oxalá, Buddha, the audience shinesJesus, Oxalá, Buda, audiência reluzia
Allah, Nanã, Omama, Ganesha, Saint LucyAlá, Nanã, Omama, Ganesha, Santa Luzia
Even the one from the underworld squeezes in and spies from the depthsAté o do subsolo se espreme e do fundo espia
While God saysEnquanto Deus diz

Saint Pixinguinha has arrivedChegou São Pixinguinha
From Odeon, from Yaô, from Batuque in the kitchenDe Odeon, de Yaô, de Batuque na cozinha
From CarinhosoDe Carinhoso
Look there he is with his little fluteOlha lá ele com a flautinha
From Rosa, from NininhaDe Rosa, de Nininha
Roast Beef, litanyCarne Assada, ladainha
From Batuta, SapequinhaDos Batuta, Sapequinha
From Pombinha and BenguelêDe Pombinha e Benguelê
It's him, you can believeÉ ele, pode crer
Everyone guessesTodo mundo adivinha
Saint Pixinguinha has arrivedChegou São Pixinguinha
AmenAmém

If one day I were called to play in heaven I wouldSe um dia fosse chamado pra tocar no céu eu ia
Whisper in the mouthpiece and the wind would translateCochichar no bocal e o vento traduziria
Into something monumental, that our soul caressesEm algo monumental, que nossa alma acaricia
To explode in a praise that every palm neededPra explodir num louvor, que toda palma carecia
Elegance and love, oh the crest of the larksElegância e amor, ó o topete das cotovia
The saints pile up, because the man is a symphonyOs santos se amontoam, que o homi é uma sinfonia
Orpheus moved - now that's poetryOrfeu emocionado – isso sim que é poesia
And the angels piled up saying: This gives chillsE os anjo amontoado dizendo: Essa arrepia
And I see an audience with Odoyá and MariaE eu vendo uma platéia com Odoyá e Maria
Jesus, Oxalá, Buddha, the audience shinesJesus, Oxalá, Buda, audiência reluzia
Allah, Nanã, Omama, Ganesha, Saint LucyAlá, Nanã, Omama, Ganesha, Santa Luzia
Even the one from the underworld squeezes in, spies from the depthsAté o do subsolo se espreme, do fundo espia
While God saysEnquanto Deus diz

Saint Pixinguinha has arrivedChegou São Pixinguinha
From Odeon, from Yaô, from Batuque in the kitchenDe Odeon, de Yaô, de Batuque na cozinha
From CarinhosoDe Carinhoso
Look there he is with his little fluteOlha lá ele com a flautinha
From Rosa, from NininhaDe Rosa, de Nininha
Roast Beef, litanyCarne Assada, ladainha
From Batuta, SapequinhaDos Batuta, Sapequinha
From Pombinha and BenguelêDe Pombinha e Benguelê
It's him, you can believeÉ ele, pode crer
Everyone guessesTodo mundo adivinha
Saint Pixinguinha has arrivedChegou São Pixinguinha
AmenAmém

He is the bread of these tropical forestsÉ o pã dessas florestas tropicais
Where monumental ChopinsOnde chopins monumentais
Overcame the insomniaVenceram a insônia
That prevents people from sleeping in peaceQue impede o povo de dormir em paz
Do you know where Brazil was never a colony?Sabe onde o Brasil jamais foi colônia?
In Alfredinho's flute from CatumbiNa flauta do Alfredinho lá do Catumbi