As Sílabas Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Cantiga diga lá

Song, tell me

A dica de cantar

The hint to sing

O dom que o canto tem

The gift that singing has

Que tem que ter se quer encantar

That one must have if they want to enchant

Só que as sílabas se embalam

But the syllables sway

Como sons que se rebelam

Like sounds that rebel

Que se embolam numa fila

That tangle in a line

E se acumulam numa bola

And accumulate into a ball

Tem sílabas contínuas:

There are continuous syllables:

Ia indo ao Piauí

Was going to Piauí

Tem sílabas que pulam:

There are syllables that jump:

Vox populi

Vox populi

Tem sílaba que escapa

There's a syllable that escapes

Que despenca

That tumbles

Rola a escada

The stairs roll

E no caminho

And along the way

Só se ouve

All you hear

Aquele boi-bumbá

Is that "boi-bumbá"

Tem sílaba de ar

There's a syllable of air

Que sopra sai o sopro

That blows out the breath

E o som não sai

And the sound doesn't come out

Tem sílaba com esse

There's a syllable with this

Não sobe não desce

Neither rises nor falls

Tem sílaba legal

There's a cool syllable

Consoante com vogal

Consonant with vowel

Tem sílaba que leve oscila

There's a syllable that lightly oscillates

E cai como uma luva na canção

And fits like a glove in the song

Added by António Silva
Lisbon, Portugal October 5, 2024
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