Samba-Enredo 1964 - Chico Rei

Samba-Enredo 1964 - Chico Rei

Samba-Enredo 1964 - Chico Rei

He lived on the African coastVivia no litoral africano
A royal orderly tribeUm régia tribo ordeira
Whose king was a symbolCujo rei era símbolo
Of a hardworking and hospitable landDe uma terra laboriosa e hospitaleira
One day, this tranquility succumbedUm dia, essa tranqüilidade sucumbiu
When the Portuguese invadedQuando os portugueses invadiram
Capturing menCapturando homens
To make them slaves in BrazilPara fazê-los escravos no Brasil

In the agonizing journeyNa viagem agonizante
There were hallucinating screamsHouve gritos alucinantes
Laments of painLamentos de dor
Oh-oh-oh-oh, goodbye, BaobabÔ-ô-ô-ô, adeus, Baobá
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, goodbye, my Bengo, I'm leavingÔ-ô-ô-ô-ô, adeus, meu Bengo, eu já vou
Far away Minas never heardAo longe Minas jamais ouvia
When the king, more confidentQuando o rei, mais confiante

Swore to his people that one day he would set them freeJurou a sua gente que um dia os libertaria
Arriving in Rio de JaneiroChegando ao Rio de Janeiro
At the slave marketNo mercado de escravos
A rich nobleman bought themUm rico fidalgo os comprou
Took them to Vila RicaPara Vila Rica os levou
The king's idea was brilliantA ideia do rei foi genial
To hide the gold dust in their hairEsconder o pó do ouro entre os cabelos
So did his peopleAssim fez seu pessoal
Every night when they returned from the minesTodas as noites quando das minas regressavam
They went to church and washed their headsIam à igreja e suas cabeças lavavam
It was the gold deposited in the basinEra o ouro depositado na pia
And kept in another secure placeE guardado em outro lugar de garantia
Until reaching the amountAté completar a importância
To buy their freedomPara comprar suas alforrias
They were freed one by oneForam libertos cada um por sua vez
And so it was that the kingE assim foi que o rei
Under the Sun of freedom, workedSob o Sol da liberdade, trabalhou

And he bought a little landE um pouco de terra ele comprou
Discovering gold, he became richDescobrindo ouro enriqueceu
He chose the name FranciscoEscolheu o nome de Francisco
Converted to CatholicismAo catolicismo se converteu
At the highest point of the city Chico ReiNo ponto mais alto da cidade Chico-Rei
With his spirit of lightCom seu espírito de luz
He had a church builtMandou construir uma igreja
And named itE a denominou
Santa Efigênia do Alto da Cruz!Santa Efigênia do Alto da Cruz!