Mandei Caiár Meu Sobrado v1 | Capoeira Brasil Vancouver

🇧🇷 Portuguese

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

Amarelo que lembra dourado

Dourado, que é meu berimbau

Dourado, de cordão de ouro

Besouro, Besouro, Besouro

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

Pra quem nunca ouviu falar

E pra aqueles que dizem: é lenda

Pois saibam que Besouro Preto

Viveu, viveu e morreu

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

Pras bandas de Maracangalha

Sem temer a inimigo nenhum

Não valeu, seu corpo fechado

Pras facas de ticum

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

Mas mesmo depois de morto

Entre uma e outra cantiga

Besouro vai sempre viver

Enquanto existir mandinga

Mandei caiar meu sobrado

Mandei, mandei, mandei

Mandei caiar de amarelo

Caiei, caiei, caiei

🇨🇦 English

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

Yellow which is reminiscent of gold

Golden, which is my berimbau

Gold, from gold cord

Besouro, Besouro, Besouro

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

For those who have never heard

And for those who say: it's a legend

Know that Besouro Preto

Lived, lived, and died

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

Around Maracangalha

Without fearing any enemy

It didn't work, his closed body

For ticum knives

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

But even after he died

Between one and another song

Besouro will always live

As long as there is mandinga

I had my house painted

I did, I did, I did

I had it painted yellow

I painted, I painted, I painted

History

The song "Mandei caiá meu sobrado" was written by Mestre Ananias. Mestre Ananias, also known as Ananias Ferreira, was a well-known capoeira master and musician. He played a significant role in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of capoeira. His contributions to capoeira music and traditions have been influential in the capoeira community. T/L: The chorus of this song is a bit awkward to translate white still trying to fit a song-structure, so I made adaptations for the above English lyrics. "Mandei" is "I ordered/hired people to do something", roughly. "Caiar" is actually "to whitewash" in English, in the sense of applying a solution (the composition may vary) to paint walls white.