Angola ê ê, Angola ê Angola - Mestre Moraes (Capoeira song - Portuguese)

Thread: Angola ê ê, Angola ê Angola - Mestre Moraes (Capoeira song - Portuguese)

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  1. Tom said:

    Default Angola ê ê, Angola ê Angola - Mestre Moraes (Capoeira song - Portuguese)

    Hi, i appeared this lovely song and i would like to learn it and sing it. Unfortunately I can´t Portuguese so it is very hard for me to learn by song without the absolutely same lyrics. I would therefore like to ask you if you adjust it according to this record.

    Listen to Angola e e, angola e Angola (02:17) :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Inug5Xz5Q

    a little bit different lyrics:
    http://capoeirasongbook.com/2012/03/...ngola/#respond
    http://prod.capoeirabeijaflor.com/in...=123&Itemid=92
    http://capoeiralyrics.info/Songs/Details/1879
    http://www.capoeira-music.net/all-ca...gola-e-angola/

    Thank you very much!
     
  2. bboyal1 said:

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    Here's my try:

    Unfortunately, due to the poor quality of the recording, I've failed at some points.

    Angola, e, e
    Angola e, Angola
    O Balanço de Angola, e, e
    (Va)mos embora p(a)ra Angola, Angola

    Coro

    E vamos embora p(a)ra Angola, e
    Vamos embora e Angola, Angola

    *

    E eu deu pra aprender Angola, e
    Minha mae vem de Angola, Angola

    *

    E, meu amor vem de Angola, e
    Minha mae vem de Angola, Angola

    *

    Vamos embora p(a)ra Angola, e
    Vamos (???) e Angola, Angola

    *

    Meu pai (???) angolero
    Me deixa ir a Angola, Angola

    *

    E vamos embora p(a)ra Angola, e
    (???) de Angola

    *

    E, esse jogo é de Angola, e
    Vamos ir embora pra Angola, Angola


    As you should know by now, Capoeira songs (and the whole Capoeira itself) are not an exact science, it's an "organic" thing, it's alive, like Jazz, or Flamenco, it's about improvisation, and going with the flow.
    So, my suggestion, as you seem to be new to this form of art, is:
    Learn the lyrics word by word now, but make sure you understand the significate, don't memorize them like a robot. Everyone can do that.
    Learn some brazilian, try to understand the language, the expressions, and put all the feeling you can when singing. Like a Jazz, or Flamenco singer would do.
    And try not to loose control while you're at it. Is very easy to let yourself go "too much" when you begin having a solid base, and that would spoil the whole picture.

    I took a look into those links, in the third one, some words are misspelled. Don't know if Mestres Boca Rica and Bigodinho know anything about that (I doubt it) but I'm pretty sure if they knew, they would dislike that and make them correct it.
    In the other hand, Mestre Beija Flor is one of the greatest Capoeira Mestres alive in the world. Not only for his Capoeira capacities, but for his knowledges about the whole brazilian culture, history, and for his sensibility, accuracy and pedagogy when he teaches classes. Make sure you stick to his webpage and Youtube channel.
    Good luck and Salve, Capoeira!
     
  3. Tom said:

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    Amazing! Thank you very much for your try and for your interesting additional comment! You are absolutely tru, I should try understood Capoeira as an "organic" thing, and do not try to be a robot. By the way, i finded something about Mestre Beija Flor, i do not know if he is the greatest Capoeira Mestre alive in the world, but he is really very interesting one as well as for example Mestre João Grande, so he was definitely my other sun shining on way of the capoeirista.
    Aché!