No Balanço Do Mar pten

No balanço do mar ioio No balanço do mar iaia No balanço do mar e e No balanço do mar

La vem o navio negreiro Trazendo áfricanos de la E aqui em sólo brasileiro Escravos iam se tornar

No porto eu fui vendido Para o senhor da fazenda Pra plantar e cortar cana E trabalhár na moenda

Mas o negro era valente E tinhá alma guerreira Fugia do cativeiro Pro meio da capoeira

Vou me embrenhár na mata As correntes arrebentar Eu vou voltar pra minhá terra Eu vou no balanço do mar

In the swing of the sea ioio In the swing of the sea iaia In the swing of the sea e e In the swing of the sea

There comes the slave ship Bringing Africans from there And here on Brazilian soil Slaves they would become

At the port I was sold To the master of the farm To plant and cut cane And work at the mill

But the black man was brave And had a warrior soul He would flee from captivity Into the middle of capoeira

I will hide in the forest The chains I will break I will return to my land I will go in the swing of the sea