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[Dona]1 Janaína Seria do mar Dona Janaína De maiô encarnado Dona Janaína Vai se banhar. Dona Janaína Princesa do mar Dona Janaína Tem muitos amores É o rei do Congo É o rei de Aloanda É o sultão-dos-matos É Senhor Salvará Saravá saravá Dona Janaína Rainha do mar! Dona Janaína Princesa do mar Daí-me licença Pra eu também brincar No vosso reinado.
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Note: sometimes abbreviated to "D."Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "Dona Janaína" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907 - 1993), "Dona Janaína", 1935 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Mahle (1929 - 2025), "D. Janaína", 1997 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986), "Dona Janaína", 1938, published 1938 [ voice and piano ], from Quatro líricas, no. 4, São Paulo: Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sarah Daughtrey) (Lucy Zollner) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-06
Line count: 22
Word count: 63
Lady Janaina Mermaid of the sea Lady Janaína In a red swimsuit Lady Janaína Goes to bathe. Lady Janaína Sea Princess Lady Janaína Has many lovers He is the king of the Congo He is the king of Luanda He is the sultan-of-the-woods He is Lord Savior! Sarava sarava Lady Janaína Queen of the Sea! Lady Janaína Sea Princess Give me leave So I can also play In your reign.
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Translation of title "Dona Janaína" = "Lady Janaina"Note (provided by the translators): Aloanda is the former name of the capital of Angola, which was under Portuguese rule for several centuries.
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Based on:
- a text in Portuguese (Português) by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "Dona Janaína"
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-05
Line count: 22
Word count: 70