Composer: Edson Duarte
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Menino bom no jogo de palito
Galinha gorda, peteca e pião
É bom de chimbra, é craque na pelada
Até de dama já foi campeão
Menina pula na amarelinha
Menino brincam de pega ladrão
Há velhos com pipa sem a rabiola
Pisando na bola e chutando pra tras
Quando consegue linha dá se ele mudo
Mais a pipa já esta morta não empina nunca mais
Não levanta pipa
Não é mais criança
Quem já foi bom nisso
Conserva a lembrança
Translation
Good boy in the game of sticks
Fat hen, shuttlecock and spinning top
He's good at marbles, he's a star at soccer
He's even been a champion at checkers
Girl jumps in hopscotch
Boys play tag
There are old men with kites without the tail
Stepping on the ball and kicking backwards
When he gets the string he pretends to be mute
But the kite is already dead, it never flies again
Don't raise the kite
He's not a child anymore
Whoever was good at this
Keeps the memory
Don't raise the kite
He's not a child anymore
Whoever was good at this
Keeps the memory
