Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Dona Maria cuidado na saia
No balanço da canoa
O vento pode 'alevantá
O canoeiro só rema na proa
Cuidado canoeiro pra canoa não virar
No alto mar
Tem muita coisinha boa
Tem jangada, tem canoa
Pra quiser passear
O canoeiro só rema na proa
Cuidado canoeiro pra canoa não virar
Meu navio deu um tombo
Ôi ele bambeou
Bambeou mas não virou lá no alto mar
Translation
Mrs. Maria, be careful with your skirt
In the rocking of the canoe
The wind might lift it up
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Be careful, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't capsize
In the high sea
There are many good little things
There's a raft, there's a canoe
For whoever wants to take a ride
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Be careful, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't capsize
My ship took a tumble
Oh, it swayed
It swayed but didn't capsize out on the high sea
