Ratoeira

Mouse trap doesn't catch me
For I have no one to release me
The prison of the mouse trap
Is like the prison of death

Fell on dry land, fell on wet
Fell into your arms, my red carnation
My red carnation, my bouquet of flowers
You were born in this world, to be my love

Up on that hill
There's a wheelbarrow tree
Whoever wants to marry the girls
Lock the old ladies in the cage

I played with the brunette over the lily
Don't cry, brunette, I'll marry you
Don't cry, brunette, I'll marry you
I played with the brunette over the lily

I passed by the marjoram
I reached for the seed
I passed by your eyes
I got stuck forever

If I were a little fish, I knew how to swim
I'd take the brunette to the bottom of the sea
I'd take the brunette to the bottom of the sea
If I were a little fish, I knew how to swim

I spread my white handkerchief
On the arbor of the scene
My eyes like to look
At the dark-skinned girl

The frost killed the sugar cane leaf
A memory for the old man that the old lady sent
A memory for the old man that the old lady sent
The frost killed the sugar cane leaf

I'll build my house
Up on the lookout
Just to see my love
When she comes from the village

My mallow branch, my basil
Gives three knocks on my heart
Gives three knocks on my heart
My mallow branch, my basil

Well-sung mouse trap
Makes one cry, suffer in peace
It also makes a sad lover
Forget their love

My mallow branch, my basil
Gives three knocks on my heart
Gives three knocks on my heart
My mallow branch, my basil