Today the samba school won't rehearse
The slum is sad, the tambourine is quiet
Maria da Penha, the flag-bearer*
Set herself on fire because of her boyfriend
Her despair was caused by a wedding band
It's said that those Marias are not allowed in Heaven
She looked like a human torch rolling down the hill
That poor creature was embarrassed to become a single mother
Her despair was caused by a wedding band
It's said that those Marias are not allowed in Heaven
She looked like a human torch rolling down the hill
That poor creature was embarrassed to become a single mother
*An important position in a samba school parade.