O barquinho
This is sung to the tune of the French lullaby Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère.
O barquinho
The Little Boat
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Portuguese)
(English)
Um barquinho ligeiro andava,
ligeirinho andava no mar,
Um barquinho ligeiro andava,
ligeirinho andava no mar,
Uma nevem passou,
e o mar se agitou,
O vento a soprar,
e os barcos a virar!
Vem a onda baloiça o barquinho,
e o barquinho faz chape* no mar!
Vem a onda baloiça o barquinho,
e o barquinho faz chape* no mar!
Vem a onda baloiça o barquinho,
e o barquinho faz chape* no mar!
Vem a onda baloiça o barquinho,
e o barquinho faz chape* no mar!
A little boat was lightly sailing,
Sailing lightly over the sea,
A little boat was lightly sailing,
Sailing lightly over the sea,
A cloud passed overhead,
The sea became agitated,
The wind blew,
And the boats all capsized.
A wave rights the little boat,
And off it goes sailing, splash, on the sea.
A wave rights the little boat,
And off it goes sailing, splash, on the sea.
A wave rights the little boat,
And off it goes sailing, splash, on the sea.
A wave rights the little boat,
And off it goes sailing, splash, on the sea.
Notes
*"Chape" is onomatopoeia for the sound the boat makes as it hits the waves. I don't think there's a direct translation to English, however "splash" may be similar.
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Rita Viviana Fernandes for contributing and translating this song.
Thanks to Monique Palomares for the midi and score.
Image: The Mysterious Boat by Odilon Redon.
Obrigada!
