Let There Be Love: A Song from Bahia, Brazil

This song was composed by Luiz Caldas, a man from Bahia, Brazil. Each state of Brazil represents a different culture, as if it were another Country: food, rhythms, dances, clothes, slangs and accent change dramatically from one state to another. Bahia likes fat food and spices, Rio de Janeiro likes white rice with black beans as staple food and Rio Grande do Sul likes barbeque, red wine and pizza, just to mention a few differences and a few states.

Haja Amor (Let there be love)

Eu queria ser uma abelha pra pousar na tua flor (I'd like to be a bee to land over your flower)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Fazer zum-zum na cama e gemer sem sentir dor (Making zum-zum in bed and moaning without feeling pain)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Na colmeia dos teus sonhos quero ser teu cantador (In the beehive of your dreams, I want to be your chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Pois batuqueiro é batuqueiro e cantador é cantador (Because a drum beater is a drum beater and a chanter is a chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Haja amor pra plantar (Let there be love for planting)

Haja amor pra sorrir (Let there be love for smiling)

Haja amor pra viver (Let there be love for living)

Haja amor, seja flor, anjo no céu (Let there be love, be a flower, angel in the sky)

Eu queria ser uma abelha pra pousar na tua flor (I'd like to be a bee to land over your flower)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Fazer zum-zum na cama e gemer sem sentir dor (Making zum-zum in bed and moaning without feeling pain)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Na colmeia dos teus sonhos quero ser teu cantador (In the beehive of your dreams, I want to be your chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Pois batuqueiro é batuqueiro e cantador é cantador (Because a drum beater is a drum beater and a chanter is a chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Haja amor pra crescer (Let there be love for growing)

Haja amor pra subir (Let there be love for climbing up)

Haja amor pra vencer (Let there be love for winning)

Haja amor, seja flor, anjo no céu (Let there be love, be a flower, angel in the sky)

Eu queria ser uma abelha pra pousar na tua flor (I'd like to be a bee to land over your flower)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Fazer zum-zum na cama e gemer sem sentir dor (Making zum-zum in bed and moaning without feeling pain)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Haja amor pra plantar (Let there be love for planting)

Haja amor pra sorrir (Let there be love for smiling)

Haja amor pra viver (Let there be love for living)

Haja amor, seja flor, anjo no céu (Let there be love, be a flower, angel in the sky)

Eu queria ser uma abelha pra pousar na tua flor (I'd like to be a bee to land over your flower)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Fazer zum-zum na cama e gemer sem sentir dor (Making zum-zum in bed and moaning without feeling pain)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Na colmeia dos teus sonhos quero ser teu cantador (In the beehive of your dreams, I want to be your chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Pois batuqueiro é batuqueiro e cantador é cantador (Because a drum beater is a drum beater and a chanter is a chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Haja amor pra plantar (Let there be love for planting)

Haja amor pra sorrir (Let there be love for smiling)

Haja amor pra viver (Let there be love for living)

Haja amor, seja flor, anjo no céu (Let there be love, be a flower, angel in the sky)

Eu queria ser uma abelha pra pousar na tua flor (I'd like to be a bee to land over your flower)

Haja amor, haja amor(Let there be love, let there be love)

Fazer zum-zum na cama e gemer sem sentir dor (Making zum-zum in bed and moaning without feeling pain)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Na colmeia dos teus sonhos quero ser teu cantador (In the beehive of your dreams, I want to be your chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Pois batuqueiro é batuqueiro e cantador é cantador (Because a drum beater is a drum beater and a chanter is a chanter)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Poder te dar uma picada e sentir o teu sabor (Be able to sting you and feel your flavor)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Nas estradas do teu corpo, teu tesouro é teu calor (On the roads of your body, your treasure is your heat)

Haja amor, haja amor (Let there be love, let there be love)

Here he sings it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3geFoWQf8

I tried to find a YouTube where 'he' would sing it with a 'trio eletrico' (electrical triad), since that is the best of Bahia, but I couldn't. Bahia invented the electrical triad (Wikipedia says it was Dodo and Osmar). I found it awesome to spend one carnival like that, behind one. You go promenading on the street and dancing at the same time while a truck with musicians on the top of it goes moving slowly. To me, that is true carnival, even though I myself chose the military clubs for those dates almost all the time. Here the women don't go naked, very different from Rio and the emphasis is usually on the most energetic or charismatic person. Also, very different from Rio, people don't report having many losses during such experience, so not many thefts, for instance, if any. I recommend that as one of the many things you can do in Brazil while visiting. May God bless!