It's better to be cheerful than to be sad
Joy is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart
But to make a beautiful samba
You need a bit of sadness, you need a bit of sadness
Otherwise, you can't make a samba

Making samba is not about telling jokes
And whoever makes samba like that is worth nothing
Good samba is a form of prayer
Because samba and sadness sway together
And sadness always has a hope, sadness always has a hope
Of one day not being sad anymore

Put a little love in a rhythm
And you'll see that no one in the world can beat
The beauty that a samba has
Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in poetry, if today it is white in poetry
It is too black in the heart

It's better to be cheerful than to be sad
Joy is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart

Put a little love in a rhythm
And you'll see that no one in the world can beat
The beauty that a samba has

Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in poetry, if today it is white in poetry
It is too black in the heart

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