Pontos de Pomba-Gira – Learn now how to call these entities

Those who like Umbanda usually love the songs that are sung to attract the Pomba-Gira. That’s because they are usually the most cheerful and partying entities and, therefore, are always excited with the famous songs in their honor. But do you already know them? No? So, are you interested in knowing better what they look like? Meet now the Pomba-Gira points.

Pomba-Gira points are easy for you

Pomba-Gira’s points are easy to sing. The theme is usually love, but there are also points that refer to protection, requests made to these entities, money and the free and sensual way that Pomba-Giras lived when incarnated.

Some points are to call the Pomba-Giras in general. Others are specific to some entities. The wisdom of the right moment to sing each one is in charge of the Ogã of the terreiro, who knows the entities that work there and knows when to call each one.

Generally, when the gira opens, the invocation points are sung, to give permission for the Pomba-Giras to reach the mediums’ bodies.

Pomba-Gira points for opening

“Open the wheel/ And let the Pomba-Gira work/ Open the wheel/ And let the Pomba-Gira work/ But she has, she has a steel chest/ She has a steel chest/ And the heart of a thrush”

“Arreda, man!/ Here comes a woman/ Arreda, man!/ Here comes a woman/ She is the Pomba-Gira/ Queen of the cabaret/ Tranca-Rua comes in front/ To show who she is”

“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts / Love makes you suffer / Love pain makes you cry / It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts / Love makes you suffer / Love pain makes you cry / Who are you to lay on mine bed? Parrot eats corn / Parakeet takes fame”

Do you know who I am, do you know who I am? / I spin at midnight /
I spin at noon / I spin anytime / Do you know who I am, do you know who I am? I am Exú Woman!”

Let’s now see the specific Pomba-Gira points for each entity

Pomba-Gira Points – Maria Padilha

“Maria Padilha, I need you / Maria Padilha, I need you / Let’s play the game of hopscotch / If I lose, you win / If I win, you are mine”

Pomba-Gira Points – Rosa Skull

“Who are you to mess with me?/ Pomba-Gira will punish you/ It was midnight on a Friday/ You will see yourself with Rosa Skull”

Points of Pomba-Gira – Maria Molambo

“In a little cheetah dress crackling bone / Bone for bone / With a little cheetah dress cracking bone / Bone for bone / She is the Pomba-Gira / It is Tatá-Molambo”

“Girl give me one of your cigarettes to smoke/ Because I don’t even have money to buy it (bis)/ I live alone, I live in solitude/ Maria Molambo give me your protection (bis)./ Oh girl, oh girl, oh girl, give me get out of it, girl.”

Pomba-Gira Points – Gypsy Pomba-Gira

“I was walking on foot / To see if I could find / My gypsy of faith / I was walking on foot / To see if I could find my gypsy of faith / She stopped and read my hand / And told me many truths / Friend, I wanted to know/ Where the Gypsy Pomba-Gira lives”

Variations of Pomba-Gira stitches

The Pomba-Gira points do not have specific authorship. They are made collectively and vary from terreiro to terreiro. They constitute an oral culture, so they are easy and to be repeated by the choir. Each point has its purpose and can honor a specific entity, but sometimes you can hear a point that was by Maria Molambo being sung to a Maria Padilha just by replacing the name, for example.

The most important thing is the intention with which you sing the point, not the small changes from one terreiro to another.

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