Sea of slopes
Crossroads of civilization
Each sea bluff is a nation
To your way
With robber
Washerwomen, honor, tradition
Boundaries, heavy munition
Pelted São Sebastião
Cloud my vision
In the night of the great
Frenzied bonfire
I want to see the Mangueira
Final station
I want to hear your batucada1, ai, ai
Side river without a shore
Citizens
Totally crazy
With carloads of reason
To your way
Of shorts
With flags without explanation
Careers of damned passion
Pelted São Sebastião
Cloud my vision
In the night of the great
Frenzied bonfire
I want to see the Mangueira
Final station
I want to hear your batucada, ai, ai
1. type of Afro-Brazilian dance music