Gênesis (Parto)
Quando ele nasceu
Foi no sufoco
Tinha uma vaca, um burro e um louco
Que recebeu Seu Sete
Quando ele nasceu
Foi de teimoso
Com a manha e a baba do tinhoso
Chovia canivete
Quando ele nasceu
Nasceu de birra
Barro ao invés de incenso e mira
Cordão cortado com gilete
Quando ele nasceu
Sacaram o berro
Meteram faca, ergueram ferro
Aí Exu falou: Ninguém se mete!
Quando ele nasceu
Tomaram cana
Um partideiro puxou samba
Aí Oxum falou: Esse promete!
Genesis (Birth)
When he was born
It was a struggle
There was a cow, a donkey, and a madman
Who received His Seven
When he was born
He was stubborn
With the slyness and the drool of the devil
It was raining knives
When he was born
He was born out of spite
Mud instead of incense and aim
Umbilical cord cut with a razor
When he was born
They heard the cry
They pulled out knives, raised iron
Then Exu said: Nobody interferes!
When he was born
They drank sugarcane
A samba singer started a samba
Then Oxum said: This one shows promise!
Escrita por: Aldir Blanc / João Bosco