Lyrics of Samba da Bencao (Samba of the Blessing) - Sérgio Mendes, Marcelo D2

Samba da Bencao (Samba of the Blessing) (original)

E melhor ser alegre que ser triste
Alegria e a melhor coisa que existe
E assim como a luz no coracao
Mas pra fazer um samba com beleza
E preciso um bocado de tristeza
Senao nao se faz um samba nao
Fazer samba nao e contar piada
E quem faz samba assim nao e de nada
O bom samba e uma forma de oracao
Porque o samba e a tristeza que balanca
E a tristeza tem sempre uma esperanca
De um dia nao ser mais triste nao
Poe um pouco de amor numa cadencia
E vai ver que ninguem no mundo vence
A beleza que tem um samba nao
Porque o samba nasceu la na Bahia
E se hoje ele e branco na poesia
Ele e negro demais no coracao
Samba Of The Blessing
It’s better to be happy than sad
Happiness is the best thing there is It is like a light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It’s needed a bit of sadness
If not the samba can’t be made
To make a samba is not like telling a joke
And who makes samba like this is worth nothing
The good samba is a kind of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that sways
And sadness is always hopeful
Of one day not being sad any more
Put a little love in the cadence
And you’ll see that in this world nobody wins
The beauty that a samba have
Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in it’s poetry
It is very black in it’s heart.

(translation)

It is better to be happy than to be sad
Happiness is the best thing that exists
It's just like the light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
I need a bit of sadness
Otherwise, a samba is not made
Making samba is not telling a joke
And who makes samba like that is nothing
The good samba is a form of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that shakes
And sadness always has hope
Of one day I won't be sad anymore
Put a little love in a cadence
And you will see that no one in the world wins
The beauty that has a samba does not
Because samba was born in Bahia
What if today he is white in poetry
He is too black at heart
Samba Of The Blessing
It's better to be happy than sad
Happiness is the best thing there is It is like a light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It's needed a bit of sadness
If not the samba can't be made
To make a samba is not like telling a joke
And who makes samba like this is worth nothing
The good samba is a a kind of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that sways
And sadness is always hopeful
Of one day not being sad any more
Put a little love in the cadence
And you'll see that in this world nobody wins
The beauty that a samba have
Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in it's poetry
It is very black in it's heart.