Cirandas

This ring-a-ring o' roses
Was given to me by Lia
Who lives on the island
Of Itamaracá

How can the live fish
Live out of the cold water
How can the live fish
Live out of the cold water

How will I live
How will I live
Without you, without you
Without your company
Without you, without you
Without your company

I was in the sieve
I was sifting
I was in a courtship
I was courting

Olé, lace-making woman
Olé lace-making woman
You teach me to make lace
I'll teach you to court

Catolé do Rocha
War square
Catolé do Rocha
Where the man-goat bellows

Bari bari bari
There's a bullet in my body
Bari bari bari
And it's not a poop bullet

Catolé do Rocha
War square
Catolé do Rocha
Where the man-goat bellows

Bari bari bari
There's a bullet in my body
Bari bari bari
And it's not a poop bullet

I lived on the sand, mermaid
I moved to the backcountry, mermaid
I learned to court, mermaid
With a handshake, oh mermaid

Seven and seven are fourteen, mermaid
With seven more, twenty-one, mermaid
I have seven boyfriends, mermaid
But I'll only marry one, oh mermaid

Seven and seven are fourteen, mermaid
With seven more, twenty-one, mermaid
I have seven boyfriends, mermaid
But I only like one, oh mermaid

If this street were mine, mermaid
I'd have it paved, mermaid
With shiny little stones, mermaid
For my love to pass, oh mermaid