Marinheiro so - Lonely sailor - David Gray

I've always enjoyed hearing the songs of capoeira, but relied on Cacapa for translations. Until now, when I poked around the Bantus site and found this resource!

It's a great set of capoeira songs with English translations. There are some linguists that say 'oh, never translate into your native language' which is fine if you are a two-year-old kid, but I'm a wee bit older and need the translations.

Here is one song that I really like..Marinheiro so, 'Lonely Sailor'.

It's melancholy and funny at the same time. And the words about 'who taught you how to swim?' answered as 'the sinking of the ship' are pretty cutting too.

Marinheiro só

Eu não sou daqui

Marinheiro só

Eu não tenho amor

Marinheiro só

Eu sou da Bahia

Marinheiro só

De São Salvador

Marinheiro só

Marinheiro, marinheiro,

Marinheiro só

Quem te ensinou a nadar

Marinheiro só

Foi o tombo do navio

Marinheiro só

Ou foi o balanço do mar

Marinheiro só

La vem, la vem,

Marinheiro só

Como ele vem façeiro

Marinheiro só

Como todo de branco

Marinheiro só

Com seu bonezinho

Marinheiro só

Lonely Sailor

I am not from here

Lonely sailor

I don't have a lover

Lonely sailor

I am from Bahia

Lonely sailor

I am from São Salvador

Lonely sailor

Sailor, sailor

Who taught you how to swim?

Lonely sailor

Was it the sinking of the ship?

Lonely sailor

Or was it the rolling of the sea?

Lonely sailor

There he goes, there he goes

Lonely sailor

How he goes at such ease
Lonely sailor

For some reason, this song evokes one of my favourite artists, David Gray, and the gorgeous Sail away.

I grew up by the sea, maybe this is why I love this song....