Me Leva, que eu vou

This song was written by Mestre Marcos Gytauna. There is one main chorus to this song:

Me leva, que eu vou. Eu vou pra Bahia, jogar capoeira, lá em Salvador

This translates to the following:

Take me, then I’ll go. I' go to Bahia to play capoeira there in Salvador

At the end of the lyrics, there’s a verse that calls for repetition of that verse, otherwise, the above chorus is the main chorus.

Letras	Lyrics
Me leva, que eu vou	Take me then I’ll go
Eu vou pra Bahia	I’m going to Bahia
Jogar capoeira	To play capoeira
Lá em Salvador	There in Salvador
(Coro)	(Chorus)
Nessa terra tem palmeiras	In this land there are palm trees
Onde canta o sabiá	Where the thrush sings
Nessa terra tem lagoas	In this land there are lagoons
E o mar para nadar	And the sea to swim in
Ela tem capoeira	It has capoeira
E por isso que eu vou lá	And that’s why I’m going there
Pra jogar a capoeira	To play capoeira
E tocar um berimbau	And to play a berimbau
Me leva	Take me
(Coro)	(Chorus)
Me leva, que eu vou	Take me then I’ll go
Eu vou pra Bahia	I’m going to Bahia
Jogar capoeira	To play capoeira
Lá em Salvador	There in Salvador
(Repeat)	(Repeat)

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