“UMA HISTORIA DO SAMBA”<\/strong> Our story of samba starts where exactly? Who’s to say? Samba is moving, shifting, growing on a continuing journey, there is no one definitive history everyone has there own take and ours is just one story but definitely one worth celebrating.<\/p>\n Theme by Sasha Koura<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Uma Historia do Samba (2009)<\/a> from London School of Samba<\/a> on Myspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n Music composed by Paul Rumbol, Lyrics by Xavier Osmir<\/strong><\/p>\n Chorus<\/strong> Verse 1<\/strong> Unidos – laia, laia \u2013 compositores, sambistas O som da bateria anunciou Tocando samba para o mundo inteiro Verse 2<\/strong> Com tum, tum, tum \u2013 da bateria Chorus<\/strong> Translation by Maxine Shorto<\/strong><\/p>\n Chorus<\/strong> Verse 1<\/strong> LSS \u2013 composers and sambistas The sound of the drummers announced Dancing samba from the whole world Verse 2<\/strong> Com tum, tum, tum, of the bateria Chorus<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\n“O nosso samba, humilde samba, foi de conquistas em conquistas”
\n-Cartola \/ Carlos Cacha\u00e7a
\n“A STORY OF SAMBA”<\/strong>
\n“Our samba, this humble samba, has made the conquest of conquests”
\n-Cartola \/ Carlos Cacha\u00e7a<\/p>\n
\nIn London in 1984? Or was it earlier?
\nWith the Portuguese conquest of Brazil…
\nOn the dreadful journey from Africa in the belly of a slave ship…
\nWith the arrival of the entire Portuguese royal court in Rio in 1808? Or under the ‘quasi-national’ artistic direction of Presidente Vargas in Brazil the 1930s?<\/p>\nMusic<\/h4>\n
\nParabens para voce London School
\nS\u00e3o vinte \u00e9 cinco seus anos lindos de gloria
\nUm samba verdadeiro
\nTraz pra avenida sua historia . . . (bis)<\/p>\n
\nFoi num encontro de bambas
\nQue a vehla guarda se encontrou – oo
\nTocavam e cantavam temas
\nDos velhos tempos que empolgou<\/p>\n
\nBelas passistas \u00e9 artistas
\nFundaram o nosso barrac\u00e3o
\nE de maos dadas foi erguido o pavilh\u00e3o<\/p>\n
\nQue chegou em Notting Hill
\nO Carnival do meu Brasil \u2013 Brasil
\nBosco de Oliveira \u00e9 Carlos Funetes
\nVelha Guarda encandecente
\nPato sua obra aqui ficou
\nA pioneira escola a desfilar
\nNo Reino Unido chega o povo pra sambar<\/p>\n
\nLigando London ao nosso Rio de Janeiro (bis)<\/p>\n
\nContagiante o samba se tornou – oo
\nTranzendo muito axe \u00e9 alegria
\nPorta Bandeira gira o estandarte
\nMadrinha Mocidade aqui chegou
\nFoi batizada a nossa escola
\nCom harmonia todo povo se encantou
\nUma historia do samba, uma celebra\u00e7\u00e3o!<\/p>\n
\nVamos cantar \u00e9 festejar
\nHappy Birthday London School
\nEm Verde \u00e9 Branco vem brilhar (bis)<\/p>\n
\nParabens para voce London School
\nS\u00e3o vinte \u00e9 cinco seus anos lindos de gloria
\nUm samba verdadeiro
\nTraz pra avenida sua historia . . . (bis)<\/p>\n
\nHappy Birthday to you London School
\nIt is 25 years of glory
\nA genuine samba
\nBringing your history to the streets (repeat)<\/p>\n
\nIt was at a gathering of musicians
\nThat the old school met up
\nPlaying and singing themes
\nInpsired by the good old times<\/p>\n
\nBeautiful dancers and artists
\nFounded our barrac\u00e3o
\nAnd holding hands they raised the LSS\u2019s flag<\/p>\n
\nWhat had arrived in Notting Hill
\nWas the carnival of my Brazil \u2013 Brazil
\nBosco de Oliveira and Carlos Funetes
\nThe enlightened founding members
\nPato, your influence is still felt
\nThe first School of Samba to parade
\nIn the UK the people came to samba<\/p>\n
\nConnecting London to Rio de Janeiro (repeat)<\/p>\n
\nSamba became contagious – oo
\nBringing peace and happiness
\nPorta Bandeira spins the flag
\nGodmother Mocidade has arrived
\nOur school was baptised
\nAnd with harmony it enchanted our people
\nA history of samba, a celebration!<\/p>\n
\nLets sing and party
\nHappy Birthday London School
\nIn Green and White we will shine (repeat)<\/p>\n
\nHappy Birthday to you London School
\nIt is 25 years of glory
\nA genuine samba
\nBringing your history to the streets (repeat)<\/p>\nNotting Hill Carnival 2009 – part 1<\/h2>\n