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Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 18:23
Posted by Alessandrobrs
March 01, 2009
Video Summary:
This is an audio file with a slide show of Capoeira photographs. The song’s lyrics (in Portuguese) are on the screen. The song's chorus is "Zum Zum Zum Capoeira mata um/ Zum Zum Zum Capoeira mata um." http://www.capsprings.com/Music/Lyrics.aspx provides this information about that song : " 'Zum, zum, zum' describes both the sound of the berimbau, and the quick movements of the capoeiristas. The chorus responds "where there is a wasp there is a zum, zum, zum." In English we might say "where there is smoke there is fire."
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The English translation of the phrase "Capoeira mata um" is "Capoeira kills one (someone). These words praise the alertness and strength of thos who are skilled in Capoeira.
There are many different versions of "Zum Zum Zum". The version in this video is from the 1993 Capoeira movie "Only The Strong". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_the_Strong provides information about that movie. The complete movie is posted on multiple YouTube videos. Here's a link to Part 1 of that movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD3cIYR8rsI.
Also, here's a link to a Youtube video clip of this song with scenes from that movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okUklCYVW58&feature=related
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As is the case with all folk songs, there are multiple versions of the Capoeira song "Zum Zum Zum". Here are two English language versions of that song. (Click the website address to read the Portuguese language versions of these songs) :
ZUM ZUM ZUM (Version #1)
Zum, zum, zum
Zum, zum, zum,
Capoeira kills one!
Zum, zum, zum,
Capoeira kills one!
Where there is a wasp
There is a zum, zum, zum
Where there is a wasp
There is a zum, zum, zum
http://www.capsprings.com/Music/Lyrics.aspx
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Here's another version of "Zum Zum Zum" from http://www.capsprings.com/Music/Lyrics.aspx :
ZUM ZUM ZUM (Version #2)
Zum zum zum
Capoeira kills one [someone]
Zum zum zum
Capoeira kills one
Look I will sing
Who wants [to] can listen
Who wants [to] can say no
Who wants [to] can say yes
I am thankful for the slavery
Who wants [to] may think it's stupid
But without the slave would not exist Capoeira
Zoom zoom zoom capoeira kills someone
Zoom zoom zoom capoeira kills someone
Carefull with the old black
Can he hurt
Cause in the slavery time,
They just played with the foot in the air
Zoom zoom zoom
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
The child of my boss
Went to school to study
But the pencil of the slave
Was in the sugarcane fields
Zoom zoom zoom
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Kills one, two kills and kills three
If I Had a berimbau
I would kill all in one time
Zoom zoom zoom
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Saint Anthony Little
is my patron saint
Big guy you do not scare me
I am expert in Capoeira
Zoom zoom zoom
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
Zoom zoom zoom
Capoeira kills someone
http://capoeira4all.org/songs/index.php?id=87