Malandragem pten
Antigamente, Tudo era diférente, No Rio a gente era gente, Que beleza de lugar, Ali na Lapa , Tinhá toda a malandragem, Do Samba e da capoeira, Vale a péna recordar, A malandragem, Não era como hoje em dia, Hávia mais poesia, No jeito de malandrar, O bom malandro, De branco era boa praça, Cantava e fazia graça, Era um tipo popular, Mas respéitado, Porque bom da capoeira, Derrubava de rasteira, Sem nem mesmo se sujár, E de noitinhá, Embaixo dos lampioes, Lindas mocas ruquioes Olhávam onde passar, La pélos arcos, Desenhándo de beleza, O céu que a mãe natureza Reservou pra esse lugar, O céu que a mãe natureza Reservou pra esse lugar, O céu que a mãe natureza Reservou pra esse lugar, O céu que a mãe natureza Reservou pra esse lugar, E viva meu Deus Ie viva meu Deus camara Ie que me ajudou Ie quem me ajudou camara Ie viva meu Mestre Ie viva meu Mestre camara
In the old days, Everything was different, In Rio we were people, What a beautiful place, There in Lapa, There was all the malandragem, Of Samba and of capoeira, It is worth remembering, The malandragem, Was not like it is today, There was more poetry, In the way of being a malandro, The good malandro, In white was a good guy, He sang and made jokes, He was a popular type, But respected, Because he was good at capoeira, He would knock you down with a rasteira, Without even getting dirty, And at nightfall, Under the streetlights, Beautiful women from the region Watched where they passed, There by the arches, Drawing with beauty, The sky that Mother Nature Reserved for this place, The sky that Mother Nature Reserved for this place, The sky that Mother Nature Reserved for this place, The sky that Mother Nature Reserved for this place, And long live my God Ie long live my God camará Ie who helped me Ie who helped me camará Ie long live my Mestre Ie long live my Mestre camará