Vadiar |
To
hang around, to chill out, to do nothing. In the old days,
it was used as a synonym for capoeira.
Foi
agora que eu cheguei / Me mandaram me chamar
Para ver os angoleiros / Pra podermos vadiar
I just arrived / They sent for me
To see the angoleiros / To be able to hang out and play
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Valente
Valentão |
Brave,
tough guy, bully.
Esse
nego é valente / Olha o nego sinhá
This guy is brave / Look at the guy,
lady
Ô
me dá meu dinheiro, valentão / Que no meu
dinheiro ninguém põe a mão
Give me my money, tough guy / Because
no one puts a hand on my money
|
Valor |
Value.
Quem não
conhece a capoeira, não sabe o seu valor
Whoever is unfamiliar with capoeira,
doesn’t know its value
|
Vamos |
Let’s,
let’s go.
Vamos jogar
capoeira, vamos tocar berimbau
Let’s play capoeira, let’s
play berimbau
|
Vaqueiro |
Cowboy.
Ponha lá
vaqueiro / Ponha o jaleco de couro
Put it on, cowboy / Put on the leather
jacket
|
Vencer |
To win,
to conquer.
Ê ê
ê ê / Eu venci a batalha de Camungerê
Hey hey hey hey / I won the battle
of Camungerê
|
Vender |
To sell.
Ô nega
que vende aí? Vende arroz do Maranhão
Hey girl, what are they selling over
there?
They’re selling rice from the state of Maranhão
|
Ver |
To see.
Vim da Bahia
pra lhe ver, vim da Bahia pra lhe ver
I came from Bahia to see you, I came
from Bahia to see you
|
Verga |
The
wooden arc of the berimbau. |
Viagem |
Journey.
Adeus adeus
/ Boa viagem
Farewell, farewell / Good journey
|
Vir |
To come.
Vim da Bahia
pra lhe ver, vim da Bahia pra lhe ver
I came from Bahia to see you, I came
from Bahia to see you
|
Viola
Violinha |
Berimbau
with a small cabaça and stiff verga; it has the highest,
sharpest sound, and its role is to improvise and play variations.
Tim tim tim
lá vai viola / Lá vai viola, lá vai
viola
Tim tim tim goes the viola / Goes
the viola, goes the viola
|
Voar |
To fly.
Pomba voou,
deixa voar
The dove flew, let it fly
|
Você |
You.
Quando eu
saio você entra / Quando eu entro você sai
When I retreat, you advance / When
I advance, you retreat
|
Volta |
Turn,
return, round.
Ô
iaiá mandou dar uma volta só
The master’s daughter ordered
one more round
Iê
volta do mundo
Turn of the world
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