by
Mário de Andrade (1893 - 1945)
A Menina e a Cançao
Language: Portuguese (Português)
Available translation(s): ENG
Tra li la rá ra tra ri la . . .
A menina es ga niçada, magriça,
com a saia voe jando por cima dos joelhos em nó,
Vinha meio dansando,
cantando ao crepusculo escuro.
Batia compasso com a varinha,
na poeira da calcada.
Tra ri la rá ra tra ri la . . .
De repente, voltouse para anagravelha
que vinha tropegando a traz,
enorme trouxa de roupa a cabeca:
"Oué mi da, vó?" Nââo.
Tra li la rá ra tra ri la . . .
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- ENG English (Isabelle Ganz) , "The Young Girl and the Folk Song", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-03
Line count: 13
Word count: 87
The Young Girl and the Folk Song
Language: English after the Portuguese (Português)
Tra li la ra . . .
the thin, gaunt girl,
her skirt flying above her bony knees,
came half dancing,
singing in the dim twilight.
She beat a rhythm with her stick
in the dust of the sidewalk.
Tra li la ra . . .
Suddenly, she turned to the old negro woman
who came tripping behind,
an enormous clothes bundle on her head.
"Oh, give it to me, Granny!" No.
Tra li la ra . . .
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-03
Line count: 13
Word count: 79