Lá na mata escura, o galo cacarejou
Nessa roda mandingueira o jogo arrepiou
O lę lęo, o jogo arrepiou
Quem năo quer melar o dedo, năo come do vatapá
Quem năo tem o couro grosso nessa roda vai sobrar
O lę lęo, o jogo arrepiou
Deep down in the dark woods, a rooster crowed
In this roda full of mandinga, the game itself got goosebumps
O lę lęo, the game itself got goosebumps
Who does not want to get his finger dirty, doesn't eat the vatapá
Who does not have a hard skin will be left out of this roda
O lę lęo, the game itself got goosebumps