Child, Crionça
The jaguar was cunning
Cunning by birth
It would arrive gently
To fill its belly
Without asking for permission
Tortoise, lizard
Toucan, armadillo
Monkey, marmoset
Sloth, agouti
Agouti, coati
Had no rest
Tortoise, lizard
Toucan, armadillo
Monkey, marmoset
Sloth, agouti
Agouti, coati
Had no rest
But a child
Took on the responsibility
Created a dance
The dance of the jaguar
Child, crionça
Crionça, child
Dancing this dance
The jaguar loses its cunning
Unravels, dismisses
Its feasting
And now only thinks
About dancing the dance
Child, crionça
Crionça, child
Child, crionça
Crionça, child
Child, crionça
Crionça, child
Tortoise, lizard
Toucan, armadillo
Monkey, marmoset
Sloth, agouti
Agouti, coati
Had no rest