Desde que o samba é samba [English translation]

Sadness is the ruler

Since samba is samba it's like that

The clear tear on the dark skin

At night the rain pouring outside

Loneliness terrifies us

Everything lingering in being so bad

But something happens

In the present time inside of me

Singing I turn sadness away

Samba will still be born

Samba hasn't arrived yet

Samba won't die

See, the day still hasn't rose

Samba is the father of pleasure

Samba is the son of pain

The great transforming power

Sadness is the ruler

Since samba is samba it's like that

But something happens

In the present time inside of me

Singing I turn sadness away

Singing I turn sadness away