Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: Bigodinho (Update)

In honor of Movember!

This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.

Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.

Submit your entries in the comments section below!

This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:

Bigodinho

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Don't forget to cite your sources!

Update

Bigodinho literally translates to 'little moustache'... others say whiskers. 

But there is always more to the story.

 

From Wikipedia...

The bigodinho (Sporophila lineola), also known as a estrelinha, cigarrinho, or   bigorrilho, is a passerine bird in the Emberizidae family. Measuring 11 cm in length.

It lives in open fields, plantations and on the verge of dense vegetation (they used the word capoeira here). It is a migratory bird in Espirito Santo and Paraná, appearing in December to nest and disappearing in March and April.  In eastern Maranhão, appears only in May onwards. Observed in Piauí nesting in May. They are also found in Guyana, Venezuela to Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

Mestre Bigodinho

From PortalCapoeira.com...

 Eminent singer and berimbau player, born September 13, 1933 in Santo Amaro, Bahia, he began capoeira in 1950 with Mestre Waldemar Rodrigues da Paixão, remaining until 1970, where he withdrew due to repression and discrimination suffered at the time . In 1997, encouraged by his friend - Mestre Lua Rasta, he returned to the embrace of capoeira , to the satisfaction of all who admire this noble art.
 
Mestre Bigodinho resided in Salvador / BA and traveled all over the world bringing his knowledge and love for capoeira.

Mestre Bigodinho is the godfather of Associação of Capoeira Nação, a source of pride and satisfaction to all who are part of ACN.
 
"Capoeira is self defense and each defends themself as they can in the time of need.  Capoeira is not courage."
 
"Do a little bit well rather than a lot poorly."

Mestre Bigodinho passed away in April of 2011.  Axé Mestre!

Capoeira Song of the Week: Ê Swingueira

You submit the songs.  We show you the lyrics, translation, and give some phonetic spelling to help your pronunciation.

The format works like this:

The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold

The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es

The English translation is in regular text

Thanks Mestre Urubu Malandro!

Ê Swingueira

(coro/chorus)

Ê swingueira

Eh sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Eh groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira  (2x)

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Quarenta anos do grupo Cordão de Ouro

Kwah-REHN-tah AH-noohs dooh GROOH-pooh kohrh-DOWNH deeh OH-rooh

Forty years of grupo Cordão de Ouro

Balançando e suingando

Bah-lahn-SAHN-dooh eeh sooing-GAHN-dooh

Swaying and getting groovy/funky/swing-y

Venha suingar tambem

VEYN-yah sooing-GARH tahm-BAYNH

Come and get funky/groovy/swing-y too

A grande roda

Ah GRAHN-deeh HOH-dah

The big roda

Aqui tem muita energia

Ah-keeh teinh MOOHEEH-tah eh-nerh-ZHEEH-ah

Here has a lot of energy

É o som que contagía

Eh/ah ooh SONH keeh kohn-tah-ZHEE-ah

It's the sound that's contagious

Capoeira só faz bem

Kah-pooh-EY-rah sohah fiez beinh

Capoeira only does good

É Swingueira

Eh/ah sooh-ing-GEY-rah

It's groovy/funky/swing

(coro/chorus)

Ê swingueira

Eh sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Eh groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira  (2x)

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Mestre Suassuna

MEHS-treeh sooh-ah-SOOH-nah

Mestre Suassuna

Me ensinou os fundamentos

Meeh ehn-seeh-NOH oos foon-dah-MEHN-toos

Taught me the fundamentals

Capoeira jogar dentro

Kah-pooh-EY-rah zhoh-GARH DEHN-trooh

Of playing capoeira inside/close

Angola e regional

Ahng-GOH-lah eeh heh-zheeh-oh-NOW

Angola and Regional

No miudinho

Nooh meeh-ooh-JEENH-yooh

In miudinho

Tem que ter conhecimento

Teinh keeh tehrh kohn-yeh-see-MEHN-tooh

You have to have the knowledge

Pra fazer bem redondinho

Prah fah-ZERH beinh heh-dohn-DEENH-yooh

To do it nice and full

Pra fazer jogo legal

Prah fah-ZERH ZHOH-gooh leh-GOW

To make a cool game

É Swingueira

Eh/ah sooh-ing-GEY-rah

It's groovy/funky/swing

(coro/chorus)

Ê swingueira

Eh sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Eh groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Swingueira  (2x)

Sooh-ing-GEY-rah

Groovy/funky/swing

Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: Arame

This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.

Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.

Submit your entries in the comments section below!

This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:

Arame

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Don't forget to cite your sources

Capoeira Video of the Week

The next generation...  Amendoim you are part of it!

Enjoy!

Capoeira Fitness Tip of the Week

This feature is designed to give you functional training tools for your off days when you are not training capoeira. We will be looking at various exercises that we will have as resources for you to devise a strategy for your overall physical development as a capoeirista.

The goals are:

Overall Physical Health

Promoting Longevity

Improved Performance in your capoeira training and game

This week we look at nutrition again.  Reparado turned me onto to Dr. Terry Wahls,a ndI have to say I am blown away.  Worth your time to watch.

Enjoy!