Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sertaneja
Language: Portuguese (Português)
Available translation(s): ENG
La la la ly ah! La la la y ô! Ta ly ly la yo! Paou! Para pá tá ra pa ta Espingarda, Pá! Faca de ponta! tá! La, la, la, yô!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959), "Sertaneja", 1923 [ voice and violin ], from Suite, no. 3, based on songs of the "caboclo," Brazilian peasants of the interior [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "The Peasant Girl of Brazil"
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 32
The Peasant Girl of Brazil
Language: English  after the Portuguese (Português)
La la la ly ah! La la la y o! Ta ly ly la yo! Gun, pa! Rifle, pa! Knife edge, ta! Paou!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The Peasant Girl of Brazil" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Portuguese (Português) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 23