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Original lyrics
Mantenha Cudado
Cumpadre
Nhu ceta-m ês mantenha ki bai
Ku mininos di mandado
Pamo gueto ka tem pa longa mon pa fla mantenha
Um bês tudo cuza tinha si ordi
Ti disordi di minino
Ma oxi ti terço sata flado a contario
Oxi ki ti prumo dja pidi angulo
Ki fiticera sa ta bá di mini-saia
Unde ki tudo ess cusas kré bá m’pára
Oh kre bá m’pára
Oh nha cumpadre
Submitted by ulissescoroa on 2015-10-17
Last edited by ulissescoroa on 2021-03-18
Translation
Thoughtful Greetings
Dear companion
Accept these greetings entrusted to the care
Of my errand boy
Because, you see, from here in my ghetto
it’s very hard for me to hail you
Before, everything had its order
Even the disorder of children
But today, even the rosary is recited backwards
Today, the cornerstone seeks its corner
Witches wander in miniskirts
Where do all these things come from
And where are they going
My dear companion?
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