Musa Calabar [English translation]

You told me that you don't sing

That you don't dance or swing

But you kill it there at Cála

But you kill it there at Cála

But you kill it there at Cála

But you kill it there at Cála

Calabar gee, cála

When you see bragadá1

Baticum2 brungundum3

You manifest yourself

The tuned one of the band

Drives you haphazardly

You don't even protest

In the middle of the crowd

With your hands up

Paring the edges down

Keep singing the chorus

That you can't forget

This paraphernalia

Will still drive you crazy

From the beginning of the world

The poet spoke

A place for you

That you will still see

The change of the time

Get together to see

Already warned the neighbor

To open the window

The band will pass

Go dance at Cála

Calabar, gee, Cala

1. it's a Brazilian musical group2. Claps and tap-dance noises3. it's a Brazilian song