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Artist: Leonardo Bessa
Canonical path: /leonardo-bessa/oya-matamba
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Oyá Matamba
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Oyá Matamba
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Tambores trouxeram os ventos de lá
A brisa encanta nossa aldeia
Matamba girou no gongá
Cabassa vai enfeitiçar
É samba correndo em minhas veias
Herança do quilombo zona norte
Vermelho, meu caminho, minha sorte
Eparrei, oyá, eparrei!
Oya matamba de kakoroká zingué!
Eparrei, oyá, eparrei!
Oya matamba de kakoroká zingué!
Ôôô negra, senhora do fogo
Rainha, rei guardião
Esperança de um povo
Chama da libertação
Tenho a pele da noite
A njinga de angola
A njinga de angola
À luz do luar: Quilombola!
Ao quebrar as correntes, clamam
Quando balança o tumbeiro no mar
(Vou navegar)
Nesse cortejo ouço atabaques a rufar
Maracatu: Feiticeiro!
Vem coroar um menino
Da Bernardino segue a procissão de fé: Axé, axé!
Senhora, magia a iluminar
O negro destino reluz no olhar
Sou alegria, pode perguntar!
O meu tambor
É tambor de mandingueiro
Alumia o terreiro pra realeza passar
Alumia o terreiro pra realeza passar
Oyá! Oyá, oyá ê
Abre a roda que hoje vai ter xirê!
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