A maré encheu
A maré levou
E foi no toque da viola,
Nesse jogo de angola
Que eu encontrei com meu amor

A maré encheu
E foi do lado de lá
Onde eu conheci a capoeira
Tao brasileira lá de
Guaratinguetá

A maré encheu
E me trouxe pra cá
Onde eu conheci
Dona Maria, a dona Maria
Do Cambuatá

E a maré encheu
E eu corri o mundo inteiro
Só pra vadiar a capoeira
De janeiro a janeiro

The tide has filled
The tide took
And it was in the touch of the viola,
In this game of Angola
That I found my love

The tide filled
And it was right there
Where I met capoeira
That Brazilian from
Guaratinguetá

The tide has filled
And brought me here
Where I met
Dona Maria, the Dona Maria
From Cambuatá

And the tide filled
And I ran around the whole world
Just to loaf around in capoeira
From January to January