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Can Someone Help with a Song Called “Sambalale”?

“Mama Paquita” a Brazilian Carnival Song

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Can Someone Help with a Song Called “Sambalale”?

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Ellen wrote:

I’m looking for the origin of a song entitled “Sambalale.” It’s about a boy who is a show off and is trying to get a mango out of a tree. Raffi credits it to Brazil but I can’t find anything on this. It’s one of my preschool favorites.

E. Harold-Stein

If anyone can help with the origin of “Sambalale”, and/or the original lyrics and/or an English translation, please comment below.

Thanks!

Mama Lisa

Here’s a YouTube video I found with the name “Sambalelê na Kalimba”. They call it a Brazilian Folk Song (perhaps this is the same song?). Either way it’s great!

UPDATE: You can find the correct Samba Lele lyrics with an MP3 Recording, midi tune score and English, French and Spanish translations on Mama Lisa’s World! It is a Brazilian Folk Song in Portuguese.

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Posted in Brazil, Brazilian Folk Songs, Countries & Cultures, Folk Songs, Languages, Portuguese, Questions | 9 Comments »

“Mama Paquita” a Brazilian Carnival Song

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

The Carnival in Brazil is held during the days before Ash Wednesday, which is the start of Lent.

Here’s a Brazilian folk song about the Carnival called Mama Paquita. James sent this song in English…

Mama Paquita

Mama Paquita, Mama Paquita,
Mama Paquita, buy your baby a papaya
A ripe papaya and a banana,
A ripe papaya that your baby will enjoy, ma-ma-ma-ma,
Mama Paquita, Mama Paquita,
Mama Paquita says, “I haven’t any money
To buy papayas and ripe bananas,
Let’s go to Carnival and dance the night away!”

Mama Paquita, Mama Paquita,
Mama Paquita, buy your baby some pajamas,
A new pajamas, and a sombrero,
A new sombrero that your baby will enjoy, ma-ma-ma-ma,
Mama Paquita, Mama Paquita,
Mama Paquita says, “I haven’t any money
To buy pajamas, and a sombrero,
Let’s go to Carnival and dance the night away!”

Many thanks to James for sending Mama Paquita!

If anyone knows the original version of this song, any other versions of it, or if you can send a recording or a midi, please comment below.

Thanks!

Lisa

Come visit the Mama Lisa’s World Brazil Page for Brazilian Children’s Songs and Rhymes.

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