Aye, love, ai, ai
Love, foolishness people can't explain, ai ai
Taste a little bit, oi, you get poisoned, oi
And for the rest of your life it is all suffering
Oi, Bahia, ai, ai
Bahia that I can't get out of my head, ai, ai
I do my regret, oi, in despair, oi
To find in this world the love I lost
In Bahia, I am going to tell you:
In shoemaker's downtown I found one day
The most handsome dark haired man of Bahia
He asked me for a kiss, I did not give it
A hug, I smiled
He asked for my hand, I did't want to give it... and I ran away
Bahia, land of happiness
Dark haired man, I am crazy with longing
My lord of Bonfim
Get me another dark haired man like him
In shoemaker's downtown I found one day
The most handsome dark haired man of Bahia
He asked me for a kiss, I did not give it
A hug, I smiled
He asked for my hand, I did not want to give it... and I ran away
Bahia, land of happiness
Dark haired man, I am crazy with longing
My lord of Bonfim
Get me another dark haired man like him
Aye, love, ai, ai
Love, foolishness people can't explain, ai ai
Taste a little bit, oi, you get poisoned, oi
And for the rest of your life it is all suffering