O Pato
(The Duck)

Jayme Silva - Neuza Teixeira / João Gilberto
(translated by Jason Brazile and Isabel Ruivo)

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O pato       The duck
vinha cantando alegremente, quen, quen       came singing happily, quack quack
Quando um marreco sorridente pediu       When a wild duck smilingly asked
para entrar tambem no samba       to also join in the samba
no samba, no samba       the samba, the samba
 
O ganso       The goose
gostou da dupla e fez tambem quen, quen       liked the duo and joined in also, quack, quack
Olhou pro cisne       He looked likewise at the swan
e disse assim "vem, vem"       and said "come, come"
 
Que o quarteto ficará bem,       What a good quartet they will make
muito bom, muito bem       very good, really great
Na beira da lagoa foram ensaiar       At the edge of the pond they gathered to reherse
pra começar o tico-tico no fubá       to begin the "tico-tico" of the fubá
 
A voz do pato era mesmo um desacato       The duck's voice was really too much to bear
Jogo de cena com o ganso era mato       Competition with the goose was wild
mas eu gostei do final       but I liked the end
quando caíram n'água       when they fell in the water
ensaiando o vocal       rehersing the vocals
 
quen, quen, quen, quen       quack, quack, quack, quack
quen, quen, quen, quen       quack, quack, quack, quack
quen, quen, quen, quen       quack, quack, quack, quack


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Last updated: August 14, 1998
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