Maracatu

It's just the drums they’re not to blame Listen as they call your name, The sound of our maracatu Come one, come all to this sacred place A mystery lost in time and space It's all in the Maracutu Surdo, pandeiro e timbal caixa, ganzá e xekere Reco reco Alfaia E agogo Batuque, tambourim, póica The drums beat hard against the ground Their essence fills the air Listen as they call your name, This rhythm helps us to a place A unity of love, and grace. Only in Maracatu Surdo, pandeiro e timbal caixa, ganzá e xekere Reco reco Alfaia E agogo Batuque, tambourim, póica The rhythm carries us through the night, We become one, a transcendent flight, This is our Maracutu In every beat there’s a revelation Sounding out from the drums formation A maraca e catu Surdo, pandeiro e timbal caixa, ganzá e xekere Reco reco Alfaia E agogo Batuque, tambourim, póica Surdo, pandeiro e timbal caixa, ganzá e xekere Reco reco Alfaia E agogo Batuque, tambourim, póica Embrace the magic that fills the air, The syncopation of drums we share A maraca e catu Maracatu, lets all embrace, A unity of love, and grace. Always in Maracutu