"The music connects it all" - Contra Mestre Cueca, Cordao De Ouro Israel
I am re-posting the links to the various compendiums and sites that have a lot of lyrics. Not all of them have translations but many do.
http://capoeira-connection.com/Resources/Pequeno_Cancioneiro.pdf
http://www.bantus.asn.au/mundo/musicas.php
http://www.agogo.nl/MultiMedia/lyrics/Capoeira_Song_Compendium_Version_1.0_International.pdf
http://www.orgsites.com/ri/riccapoeira/_pgg2.php3
Of course there are more......and here's one list.....
http://home.znet.com/capoeira_list/lyrics.htm
.... and for those of you looking for lyrics to some of the most common songs we sing in class....
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/CapoeiraClubatUIUC/music.html
(A big thank you to all those who've made it so easy for us to access all these resources..... )