Meu Lugar [English translation]

My birthplace

Serves as a road to Ogum and Ia1

There you can hear samba music even in the morning

And people are giggling in each of the building's floors

My birthplace

Is a place where people work hard

And where people dream of a better world

And where there's beer to celebrate

My birthplace

Has its myths and its light beings

And it's near Oswaldo Cruz,

Cascadura, Vaz Lobo and Irajá 2

At my birthplace

People smile peacefully and pleasantly

And it's nice to say that its name

Is Madureira, oh yeah

Is Madureira, oh yeah

My birthplace

Serves as a road to Ogum and Ia1

There you can hear samba music even in the morning

And people are giggling in each of the building's floors

My birthplace

Is a place where people work hard

And where people dream of a better world

And where there's beer to celebrate

My birthplace

Has its myths and its light beings

And it's near Oswaldo Cruz,

Cascadura, Vaz Lobo and Irajá 2

At my birthplace

People smile peacefully and pleasantly

And it's nice to say that its name

Is Madureira, oh yeah

Is Madureira, oh yeah

Oh, what a nice place

I remember

The lovers I had around there

It's hard to forget them

A sweet place

That will be forever in my heart

And that makes the poets feel inspired

To sing and compose

Oh, my birthplace

Who didn't see Aunt Eulália dancing there?

And Grandma Maria blessing the yard

And people still dance Jongo3 under the moonlight

There are many things to tell people

About my birthplace

It's hard to know when should we stop

It's Madureira, oh yeah

It's Madureira, oh yeah

On each corner there's Pagode4 and a bar

In Madureira

Império and Portela5 also come from

From Madureira

And at Mercadão6 you can buy

For a bargain you'll receive

A caress, a dream if you want to dream

In Madureira

And whoever says so, can arrive

We can play some card games

And billiards as well, so time can pass by

In Madureira

And I can even bet a little money

In groups of ten, a hundred and a thousand

Around its seven corners I'll chase you

In Madureira

In Madureira

In Madureira

1. a. b. Two orishas2. a. b. Four neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro3. a dance and musical genre of black communities from southeast Brazil4. a Brazilian style of music5. Two samba schools from Rio de Janeiro6. A famous shopping place

• Artist:Arlindo Cruz
• Album:Sambista Perfeito