Beleza pura [English translation]

Don't hold me down

No money

But beauty

No money

The dark skin

No money

The stiff flesh

No money

Black gal

From Curuzu

Pure beauty

Federation

Pure beauty

River mouth

Pure beauty

No money

When that black gal

Starts grooming

Her hair

It is something to stare at

All the braid plot

Hair sex

Seashells

She sends for

To place in her hair

All the detail

All the delight

Don't hold me down

No money

But elegance

Don't hold me down

No money

But the culture

No money

The dark skin

No money

The stiff flesh

No money

Beautiful gal

From Badauê

Pure beauty

From Ilê-Aiê

Pure beauty

Money, yeah

Pure beauty

No money

Inside that turban

Of Gandhi's son

That's what there is

Everything is too fancy

Everything is very elegant

Ask to place

Fine straws from the coast

And that everything braids

All the shells

All the leisure

All the shells

All the leisure

Yeah

Don't hold me down

No money

But the mysteries

Don't hold me down

No money

But the beauty

The dark skin

The stiff flesh

No money

Black gal

From Curuzu

Pure beauty

Federation

Inside that turban

Of Gandhi's son

That's what there is

Everything is too fancy

Everything is very elegant

Ask to place

Fine straws from the coast

And that everything braids

All the shells

All the leisure

All the shells

All the leisure

Yeah

All the detail

All the delight

All the detail

All the delight

All the shells

All the leisure

All the shells

All the shells

All the shells

The leisure

• Artist:Caetano Veloso