Ginga Lyrics in English IZA , Rincon Sapiência

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ginga by IZA from Portuguese to English.

Savvy to live

Fight, fall, grow

No backing down or surrendering

You gotta defend

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Observe and absorb

With faith in love, in good

Watch the way I move

I keep moving forward and go beyond

Come dance

Shine

Let the sound guide

Take

Listen up, catch the heart's vision

'Cause life can't stop

Get in the circle and sway, sway

If you stepped in the circle, you'll have to play

To stay on your feet, you gotta dance

Get in the circle and sway, sway

Faith in your mojo, sway in the circle

If it's about bustin' moves, I'm already in pole

Hips unlock as the beat unfolds

This loose body ain't a swiss roll

Your plan's already set, I want you to shake it

Hips loose, loose, loose, loose, loose

If she calls me to dance, of course I'm in

We're taking swigs, swig, swig, swig, swig

One hand's on the waist and the other on the cup

Come dance

Shine

Let the sound guide

Take

Listen up, catch the heart's vision

'Cause life can't stop

Get in the circle and sway, sway

If you stepped in the circle, you'll have to play

To stay on your feet, you gotta dance

Get in the circle and sway, sway

Faith in your mojo, sway in the circle

I'll keep standing, I'll keep the faith

Let's go

Let's sway, without getting vulgar

Sweat the shirt, no holding back

Tell 'em, we step firm

Heavy-heavy-heavy in Iza style

Not even the sky's the limit

Focus on work, way more than a hunch

Anything that holds you back, you'd better avoid

Music frees you and I send you an invite

Uaahh

Get in the circle and sway, sway

If you stepped in the circle, you'll have to play

To stay on your feet, you gotta dance

Get in the circle and sway, sway

Faith in your mojo, sway in the circle

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SONG MEANING

Ginga is an explosion of rhythm and attitude that turns everyday struggle into a dance floor celebration. IZA and Rincon Sapiência borrow the Afro-Brazilian idea of ginga—the swaying footwork of capoeira—to say that life is a roda, a playful yet demanding circle where you must keep moving to stay on your feet. The verses mix sharp confidence, street wisdom, and faith in love and goodness, reminding you to observe, absorb, and push forward with a loose waist and a steady heart.

More than a party track, the song is an empowerment manifesto: lose your fear, trust your own mandinga (magical flair), work hard, and let music set you free. If you fall, rise and dance again. If you enter the circle, you have to play. In other words, shine, sweat, and sway because “a vida não pode parar” — life cannot stop.

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