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Artist: Gilberto Gil
Canonical path: /gilberto-gil/baba-alapala
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Babá Alapalá
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Babá Alapalá
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Aganju, Xangô
Alapalá, Alapalá, Alapalá
Xangô, Aganju
O filho perguntou pro pai:
"Onde é que tá o meu avô
O meu avô, onde é que tá?"
O pai perguntou pro avô:
"Onde é que tá meu bisavô
Meu bisavô, onde é que tá?"
Avô perguntou bisavô:
"Onde é que tá tataravô
Tataravô, onde é que tá?"
Tataravô, bisavô, avô
Pai Xangô, Aganju
Viva egum, babá Alapalá!
Aganju, Xangô
Alapalá, Alapalá, Alapalá
Xangô, Aganju
Alapalá, egum, espírito elevado ao céu
Machado alado, asas do anjo Aganju
Alapalá, egum, espírito elevado ao céu
Machado astral, ancestral do metal
Do ferro natural
Do corpo preservado
Embalsamado em bálsamo sagrado
Corpo eterno e nobre de um rei nagô
Xangô
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