Lyrics
(Folk song)
A canoa virou por deixar ela virar
Foi por causa da _________* que não soube remar
Se eu fosse um peixinho e soubesse nadar
Eu tirava a ________* do fundo do mar
*student’s name
English Translation - The canoe capsized
The canoe capsized because it was allowed to capsize.
It was because ________* didn’t know how to row.
If I were a little fish and knew how to swim,
I would pull ________* from the bottom of the sea.
Circle Game
Formation: Students stand in a circle holding hands with one student, who is “It,” who is also in the circle, but facing outward.
As students sing, the circle moves around, and they sing the name of “It.” At the end, another student is chosen as “It” and also turns around. The game continues until all the students have been chosen and all are turned around.
Note: Choosing the next “It” can be done by the student who is “It,” the teacher, or the students can go in order around the circle.
See also
- Country: Brazil
- Subjects: canoe / names
- Activity: circle game
- Harmony: I, ii, IV, V
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm: anacrusis
- Scale: major
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
