Capoeira Music - Era um tal de Besouro Manganga
Letras
Certo dia numa Roda
um muleque me chamou pra jogar
eu que sou desconfiado
fiquei logo de lado à reparar
o que estava escrito na camisa
Era um tal de Besouro Manganga
English Translation
On a certain day of a roda
A young guy called me to play
And because I wasn't trusting
I stayed right away at the side to watch
What was written on his t-shirt
It a name for Besouro Manganga
The t-shirt suggests that the "upstart" kid was a student of Besouro Manganga, a famous capoeirista from Santo Amaro. This would suggest that he was very dangerous in the Roda, and you wouldn't want to enter into a game with him blind, but rather watch him play and be prepared. You might sing this when a kid that plays well calls an older Capoeirista to play.
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