August, 2021
Oh sinha I will cut the cane
In the big house Mucama picked up sinhá (a person)
In the chapel i was going to pray
Sinhozinho rode
Silk shirt, Panama hat
But I am here in the senzala
Oh, I'm going to cut cane,
Canavie (a proper term for sugar cane)
I'm going to cut it and then harvest it,
to harvest
I'm going to put sugarcane in the grindhouse,
to grind
Pro ingenuity to enrich you,
enrich you
In the market more slaves traded
Back in the trunk the negro got caught
In the quilombo of the Palmares refugees,
tomorrow I'm going to (play) capoeira
O sinhá eu vou cortar cana
Na casa grande Mucama banhava sinhá
Na capela sinhá ia rezar
Sinhozinho cavalgava
Camiseta de seda, chapéu Panama
Mais eu aqui na senzala
Oh sinhá eu vou cortar cana,
canavie
Eu vou cortar pra depois colher,
para colher
Eu vou botar cana pra
moenda,
para moer
Pro engenho enricar vosmecê,
enricar vosmecê
No mercado mais escravos negociados
Lá no tronco o nego apanhava
No quilombo dos Palmares refugiados,
amanhã eu vou pra capoeira