Lyrics - Portuguese
(Folk song from Brazil)
Oba ba oba o
Baila que beleza que baila tambor.
Baila que baila baila tambor
Baila que beleza que baila tambor.
English Translation - Drums (yay)
Yay, yay,
Dance, what a beauty that dances on the drum,
Dance that dance, dance drum,
Dance, what a beauty that dances on the drum
Hand motions
Formation: Partners facing each other
- Beginner Version
Every four beats:- Beat 1 = (quarter note) Pat back of hand (with other hand)
- Beat 2 = (quarter note) Touch elbow (with other hand)
- Beat 3 = (2 eighth notes) Clap own hands + High five partner’s hands
- Beat 4 = (quarter note) Pat
Sing again with the opposite hand touching back of hand and elbow.
- Advanced Version
Repeat each motion on every eighth note for the entire song:- Pat back of hand (with other hand)
- Touch elbow (with other hand)
- Clap own hands
- High five partner’s hands
- Pat
Sing again with the opposite hand touching back of hand and elbow.
See also
- Country: Brazil
- Subjects: drums / motions
- Form: call & response
- Harmony: chords I & V / Orff arrangements / ostinato (see below)
- Melody: do / re / low la
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: pentatonic
- Tempo: fast & slow
- Tones: l,drmsld’
YouTube
- Printable & Digital Visuals
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas + Orff arrangement
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
