
LADAINHA or QUADRA:
When a ladainha or quadra is started, the capoeiristas must stay respectfully listening, and the capoeiristas who are at the foot of the berimbau only begin to play when the singer, having reached the end of the story that s/he is telling says: �D� a volta ao mundo� (Go around the world), starts to sing a corrida, or gives a signal with the berimbau. Examples of ladainhas: Favela: Res�duo Humano (Ghetto: Human Waste), Cidad�o do Mundo (World Citizen), Magia (Magic), Idade de Brincar (Age for Playing), etc.
The Quadra is composed of four lines as its name indicates, and the procedure is the same as for the ladainha. Example of a quadra:
NO LA�O NINGU�M ME PANHA
(FOLCLORE)
No-one catches me in the snare
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I�! EU COMPREI TODO TEMPERO! S� FALTA FARINHA E BANHA! EU N�O CAIO EM ARAPUCA! NO LA�O NINGU�M ME PANHA! VIVA MUTA��ES! I� VIVA MUTA��ES! |
i�! I bought all the seasoning! All that�s missing is flour and lard! I don�t fall in Arapuca! No one catches me in a snare! Long live Muta��es! I� long live Muta��es! |
ENTRY SONG or �LOUVA��O:�
Where all the participants of the roda respond to the verses in chorus, before the game starts.
Example of a Louva��o:
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- SALVE A MUTA��ES - CORO: I�, SALVE A MUTA��ES, CAMAR� - I� VIVA O BRASIL - CORO: I�, VIVA O BRASIL, CAMAR� - I� VIVA MEU DEUS - CORO: I�, VIVA MEU DEUS, CAMAR� - I� VOLTA DO MUNDO - CORO: I�, VOLTA DO MUNDO, CAMAR� |
- Long live Muta��es - Chorus: I�, long live Muta��es, my friend - I�, long live Brazil - Chorus: I�, long live Brazil, my friend - I�, long live God - Chorus: I�, long live God, my friend - I�, around the world - Chorus: I�, around the world, my friend |
CORRIDOS:
The singer is not concerned with telling any story and the chorus� participation is immediate. As with the different berimbau rhythms, the corrido contributes to determine the pace and quality of the game.
Examples of corridos: O Mil�nio (The Millenium), L� na Casa de Capoeira Muta��es )There in the Mutations House), O Canto do Batizado (The Song of the Batizado), Entre Palmas e Cantos (Between Claps and Songs), etc.
LADAINHAS author: tico camale�o
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MAGIA
O MESTRE DOS GRANDES MESTRES CAPOEIRA � POESIA FOI JOGANDO CAPOEIRA GALO J� CANTOU |
Magic
The master of the great masters Capoeira is poetry It was through playing capoeira The cock just crowed |
FAVELA: RES�DUO HUMANO
QUANDO EU PENSO EM IGUALDADE
OS OPER�RIOS SE ACABAM
� VERDADE MEU COLEGA,
NOSSOS FIILHOS SEM ESCOLA
O MEU CANTO � S� LAMENTO |
Ghetto: Human Waste
When I think about equality
The workers exhaust themselves
It�s true, my friend,
Our children without schools
My song is only a lamentation |
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CIDAD�O DO MUNDO MEU IRM�OZINHO DE CAPOEIRA
NA �FRICA OU NO BRASIL
CAPOEIRA � UM JOGO
VOU VIVENDO NESTE MUNDO
A CAPOEIRA � CULTURA
VIVA MUTA��ES |
World Citizen My little brother in capoeira
In Africa or in Brazil
Capoeira is a game
I�m living in this world
Capoeira is a culture
Long live Muta��es |
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IDADE DE BRINCAR
I�
QUANDO ERA BEM PEQUENO
DEPOIS EU FUI CRESCENDO
N�O IMPORTA SER DOUTOR
EU N�O GOSTO DA FALSA ESCOLA
� HORA � HORA |
Age for Playing
I�
When I was very small
Then as I grew up
It doesn�t matter whether you�re doctor
I don�t like the false school
It�s time, it�s time
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O SOL NASCE PARA TODOS
I�
VOC� N�O RECONHECE A AMIZADE MAS TEM MEDO NO CORA��O O INIMIGO DO VALENTE � ELE MESMO QUE � BOB�O.
SE VOC� N�O ENTENDEU |
The Sun Rises for Everyone
I�
You don�t recognize the friendship But have fear in your heart The enemy of the braze man Is he himself who is a big dummy
If you don�t understand this |
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MERA FIC��O
I� |
Mere Fiction
I� |
CORRIDOS author: tico camale�o
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O CANTO DO BATIZADO
CORO: OH! MESTRE MUITO OBRIGADO EM MAIO DE OITENTO E SETE CORO OH! GRANDE MESTRE CORO NA MANDINGA DO SEU JOGO CORO |
The Batizado Song
Chorus: Oh! Master, many thanks In May of Eighty-seven Chorus Oh! Great master! Chorus In the mandinga of your game Chorus |
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O MIL�NIO
CORO: O HOMEM TEM QUE SE RENDER
O MIL�NIO EST� CHEGANDO CORO
RESPEITANDO A NATUREZA CORO
CAPOEIRA FILOS�FICA CORO |
The Milennium
Chorus: Humans must surrender
The Milennium has already come Chorus
Respecting nature Chorus
Philosophical capoeira Chorus |
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QUILOMBO, HOJE FAVELA
O ESCRAVO CONTEMPOR�NEO
CORO: SALVE A CAPOEIRA
CAMAR� NOSSA FAVELA CORO
SALVE OS OPER�RIOS CORO |
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Quilombo, Today a Ghetto
The contemporary slave
Chorus: Long live capoeira
Friend, our ghetto CORO
Long live the workers Chorus |
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