Tradition

Tradição

I met a girl from BarbalhoConheci uma garota que era do Barbalho
A girl who was a wild oneUma garota do barulho
She dated a guy who was really smartNamorava um rapaz que era muito inteligente
A guy who was quite uniqueUm rapaz muito diferente
Smart in the way he hopped on the busInteligente no jeito de pongar no bonde
And different in his styleE diferente pelo tipo
With an open shirt and some American jeansDe camisa aberta e certa calça americana
Stolen from the backArranjada de contrabando
And getting off the bus, breaking free, hopping off the rideE sair do banco e, desbancando, despongar do bonde
Always laughing and always singingSempre rindo e sempre cantando
Always charming and always, always, always, always, alwaysSempre lindo e sempre, sempre, sempre, sempre, sempre
Always laughing and always singingSempre rindo e sempre cantando

I met this girl from BarbalhoConheci essa garota que era do Barbalho
This wild girlEssa garota do barulho
Back when Lessa was the goalie for BahiaNo tempo que Lessa era goleiro do Bahia
A goalie, a sure thingUm goleiro, uma garantia
Back when the crew was looking for a fightNo tempo que a turma ia procurar porrada
With a false sense of braveryNa base da vã valentia
Back when black folks couldn’t enter the BahianoNo tempo que preto não entrava no Bahiano
Not even through the kitchen doorNem pela porta da cozinha

I met this girl from BarbalhoConheci essa garota que era do Barbalho
On the packed bus in LiberdadeNo lotação de Liberdade
That passed by the stop of the Fifteen MysteriesQue passava pelo ponto dos Quinze Mistérios
Going from the neighborhood to the cityIndo do bairro pra cidade
To the city, I mean, to the Largo do TerreiroPra cidade, quer dizer, pro Largo do Terreiro
Where everyone would goPra onde todo mundo ia
Every day, every day, every single dayTodo dia, todo dia, todo santo dia
Me, my sister, and my auntEu, minha irmã e minha tia

Back when Antonio Balbino was in chargeNo tempo quem governava era Antonio Balbino
Back when I was just a kidNo tempo que eu era menino
A kid I was, and look, I was already noticingMenino que eu era e veja que eu já reparava
A girl from BarbalhoNuma garota do Barbalho
Noticing so much that I ended up noticingReparava tanto que acabei já reparando
The guy she was datingNo rapaz que ela namorava
I noticed that the guy was really smartReparei que o rapaz era muito inteligente
A guy who was quite uniqueUm rapaz muito diferente
Smart in the way he hopped on the busInteligente no jeito de pongar no bonde
And different in his styleE diferente pelo tipo
With an open shirt and some American jeansDe camisa aberta e certa calça americana
Stolen from the backArranjada de contrabando
And getting off the bus, breaking free, hopping off the rideE sair do banco e, desbancando, despongar do bonde
Always laughing and always singingSempre rindo e sempre cantando
Always charming and always, always, always, always, alwaysSempre lindo e sempre, sempre, sempre, sempre, sempre
Always laughing and always singingSempre rindo e sempre cantando