The science of the art of capoeira

Mandei Benzer meu berimbau – Mestre Barrão

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Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 14:18 by FarofaCDOAtenas


Not just a song with a video clip of the words - this is actually a capoeira music video!! made by capoeiristas, for capoeiristas. The song is included in the latest CD of the group Axé Capoeira, "Axé Capoeira vol 7: É o som que me leva", produced by Mestre Barrão

This song tells us about a superstition and custom in capoeira. It is believed that the breaking of the arame while someone is playing the berimbau is an omen of bad luck, thus the berimbau needs to be blessed to turn the evil. Some mestres even stop a roda if three arames are broken so as to avoid possible accidents in the game. This video clip features a capoeirista who is taking his berimbau to a chapel to get it blessed and turn the bad luck away.
So here is the clip. enjoy:

PORTUGUES

mandei,
mandei benzer, mandei benzer meu berimbau na capela

Tocava meu berimbau, quando o arame se quebrou.
era sinal de coisa ruim, mais eu nao quis acreditar,
toda vez que eu tocava o berimau, o arame voltava a se quebrar.
eu levei meu berimbau, numa capela pra benzer,
e pedir para sao bento do mal vim me proteger,

eu pedi pra sao bento, benzer
eu pedi pra sao bento, guardar
eu pedi pra sao bento, benzer
meu berimbau eu vou tocar

ENGLISH

I asked,
I asked to bless, I asked to bless my berimbau in the chapel

I was playing my berimbau, when the wire broke.
it was sign of bad thing, but I didn't want to believe,
every time I was playing the berimbau, the wire broke.
I took my berimbau, in a chapel to bless,
and to ask from Sao Bento from evil to protect me,

I asked from Sao Bento, to bless
I asked from Sao Bento, to guard
I asked from Sao Bento, to bless
my berimbau I will play



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Comments

Cool song, you can check out

by yoyo (not verified) - 09/08/2011 - 11:56

Cool song, you can check out this site for all capoeira songs and lyrics.

http://capoeira-music.webnode.com

I love it!! The capoeira

by niktimmins (not verified) - 02/13/2011 - 21:04
4

I love it!!
The capoeira music brings the jogo alive.
http://capoeiraroda.blogspot.com/

"São Bento", in English mean

by Anonymous (not verified) - 01/24/2011 - 04:15

"São Bento", in English mean "Saint Benedict"

listen this music make me

by Anonymous (not verified) - 01/01/2011 - 15:58
4

listen this music make me fell free

smile's picture

wow,nice video.it could be

by smile - 12/30/2010 - 01:10

wow,nice video.it could be better if it was launched into places where pple are starving for capoeira.like namibia....

nice song! thanks for posting

by Anonymous (not verified) - 09/20/2010 - 14:45

nice song! thanks for posting

cientista's picture

capoeira music video! ...wow,

by cientista - 09/14/2010 - 12:44

capoeira music video!
...wow, this is NEXT LEVEL!!!

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