Sou Capoeira
Sou capoeira, fui menino de rua
Pois é seu moço, hoje a vida continua
Quando eu era criança
Eu era discriminado
Muita gente me dizia
Pra deixar capoeira de lado
Diziam que a capoeira
Era coisa pra maloquiero
Que eu tinha ir pra escola
Estudar pra ganhar muito dinheiro
Que tinha que ir pra escola
Estudar e ser formado
Para ter uma profissão
Ser doutor, engenheiro, advogado
Mais olha moço, para mim isso era besteira
Porque o que eu queria mesmo
Era aprender a arte da capoeira
Mas o tempo foi passando
Tudo só ficou pra trás
Hoje eu viajo o mundo inteiro
Mal de mim não falam mais
Não falam da capoeira
Não falam mal de ninguém
Porque hoje eles já sabem o valor que capoeira tem
I am Capoeira
I am capoeira, I was a street kid
Well sir, today life goes on
When I was a child
I was discriminated against
Many people told me
To leave capoeira aside
They said that capoeira
Was for troublemakers
That I had to go to school
Study to earn a lot of money
That I had to go to school
Study and graduate
To have a profession
To be a doctor, engineer, lawyer
But look sir, to me that was nonsense
Because what I really wanted
Was to learn the art of capoeira
But time passed
Everything was left behind
Today I travel the whole world
They don't speak badly of me anymore
They don't speak of capoeira
They don't speak badly of anyone
Because today they already know the value that capoeira has