Lyrics of Berimbau - Pery Ribeiro

Berimbau (original)

Quem e homem de bem nao trai
O amor que lhe quer seu bem
Quem diz muito que vai, nao vai
Assim como nao vai, nao vem
Quem de dentro de si nao sai
Vai morrer sem amar ninguem
O dinheiro de quem nao da
E o trabalho de quem nao tem
Capoeira que e bom nao cai
Mas se um dia ele cai, cai bem
Capoeira me mandou dizer que ja chegou
Chegou para lutar
Berimbau me confirmou vai ter briga de amor
Tristeza camara

(translation)

Who is a good man does not betray
The love that wishes you well
Who says a lot that they go, they won't
Just as it doesn't go, it doesn't come
Who from within himself does not come out
You will die without loving anyone
The money of who does not give
It is the work of who does not have
Capoeira that is good does not fall
But if one day he falls, he falls well
Capoeira told me to say that it has arrived
arrived to fight
Berimbau confirmed to me there will be a love fight
sadness comrade