María Guinand conducts the JCA Youth Choir (Verde Mar de Navegar) - VIDEO

María Guinand conducts the Japan Choral Association Youth Choir in this astonishing concert performed on 14 March 2015 in the Hamarikyu Asashi Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Verde Mar de Navegar is a popular dance, a "Maracatú", that belongs to the celebrations of Carnival in the region of Bahía, in Brazil.

Verde Mar de Navegar

Capiba (Lourenço da Fonseca Barbosa) (1904-1997)

Lyrics:

Batuqueiro que baque é esse?
É o baque de vossa alteza
E nao há maisum outro baque?
Cade leao coroado
Cade cabim da brilhante
Cade cruzeiro do forte
Maracatu elefante
Olho o céu, olho para o mar
Verde mar de navegar

Translation:

Drummer where are you going?
You have only got one drumstick.
Let´s see all the brilliant colors
of this elephant Maracatu (Maracatu is a Brazilian dance)
I have only eyes to love
and to admire the sea where I can sail!!!!