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BATE CANELA


Traditional folk tune from Brazil.



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LYRICS / TRANSLATION / PRONUNCIATION

Ora, bate canela que eu quero ver
Ora, bate canela que eu quero ver

Sinhá Maria tem sete filho
Todos sete pequenininho
Panelinha, pequenininha
Todos sete querem comer

Translation:

Now, dance so I can watch!
Mrs. Maria has seven children. All seven are very small. Small pots. All seven want to eat.

Pronunciation:

O-ra bah-tchee cahn-a-la ki eh-oo keh-ro ver
O-ra bah-tchee cahn-a-la ki eh-oo keh-ro ver

See-ah Maria tem set-chee feel-ee-oo
Too-doos set-chee peck-ee-nee-nee-yo
Pahn-neh-lee-nya peck-ee-nee-nee-ya
Too-doos set-chee keh-rem co-mer

O-ra bah-tchee cahn-a-la ki eh-oo keh-ro ver
O-ra bah-tchee cahn-a-la ki eh-oo keh-ro ver