Dandara | Nina Oliveira | TEDxSaoPaulo

Translator: Leonardo Silva Reviewer: Elena Crescia
(Music)
♪ Tê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê
You have ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê
You have ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê
Tê ba ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba puê, tê ba
Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me strength to fight.
Ê, Dandara … Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me strength to fight.
I flog the clothespan for washing, I’ll blow it on your patuá
You go to war, I deny, I hope you come back
Go, my warrior, take liberation
It takes courage in the chest and in the hand my heart
And every time he goes, the affliction does not go with him.
I hope to see you again, returning in your sorrel
Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me strength to fight.
Ê, Dandara … Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me strength to fight.
The wind warned
The wind warned
There goes the king again, boldly
Bitterly, he holds Dandara’s hands.
He promises one more turn.
And Dandara cries
Dandara cries
Because your warrior does not come back
Dandara cries
Because your warrior does not come back
Wind announces
the ambush
I feel in my heart this crossroads
She said, Mom told me to say
Iansã announced, death arrives
No…
Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me the strength to fight.
Whoever learned can sing along …
♪ Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me the strength to fight.
Let’s go together now, us.
♪ Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me the strength to fight.
One more!
♪ Dardara … Dandara of my quilombo
Make me free to fly
Queen of my Congo
It gives me strength to fight.
It gives me strength to fight.
It gives me strength to fight.
Forces to fight
(Music ends)
(Applause) (Live)