Angola E Angola

What is a "mandingueira"?
This is a person (female -a, male -o) who plays capoeira with cunning and tries to trick the other capoeirista.


ANGOLA E, ANGOLA
In Portuguese and English

Watch this song on youtube

Angola ê, Angolá,

Angola ê mandingueira, Angolá

Angola ê, Angolá,

Angola ê mandingueira, Angolá

Vou mimbora pra Bahia,

amanhã eu vou pra la

Vou jogar a capoeira

no mercado popular

Angola ê, Angolá,

Angola ê mandingueira, Angolá

~

Angola eh, Angola

Angole eh mandingueira, Angola

Angola eh, Angola

Angola eh mandingueira, Angola

I’m leaving for Bahia

Tomorrow I’ll go there

I’m going to play capoeira

In the marketplace

Angola eh, Angola

Angola eh mandingueira, Angola