Cantiga de Parintins

Parintins Song

Cantiga de Parintins

On the Tupinambarana islandNa ilha Tupinambarana
Parintins was bornNasceu Parintins
That I will singQue eu vou decantar
Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo desse lugar

Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo desse lugar

In the heart of the virgin forestNo seio da mata virgem
The purity of the macawsA pureza das araras
The sound of the warm silenceO som do silêncio morno
The Caiçaras' hutA maloca dos Caiçaras
The song of the otterO canto da ariranha
River bankBarranco do rio mar
The hoarse sound of the backwaterO som rouco do remanso
The gentle haze in the airO mormaço brando no ar
The singing of the miri miriO cantar do miri miri
Mari mari and taperebáMari mari e taperebá
The smell of muruciO cheiro do muruci
The patauá wineO vinho de patauá

On the Tupinambarana islandNa ilha Tupinambarana
Parintins was bornNasceu Parintins
That I will singQue eu vou decantar
Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo desse lugar

Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo desse lugar

The manatee's backO lombo de peixe-boi
Well-roasted pirarucuPirarucu bem assado
Bodó piracuíPiracuí de bodó
Moqueado tucunaréTucunaré moqueado
Manja de turma hidesManja de turma se esconde
The other goes lookingA outra vai procurar
The Andirás tribeA tribo das Andirás
And the tangará danceE a dança do tangará
Land of Dona CilocaTerra de Dona Ciloca
Shepherds of my bumba boiPastoras de meu boi bumbá
The fishing of the piraíbaA pesca da piraíba
Tracajá's breezeViração de tracajá

On the Tupinambarana islandNa ilha Tupinambarana
Parintins was bornNasceu Parintins
That I will singQue eu vou decantar
Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo Desse lugar

Parintins of the ParintintinsParintins dos Parintintins
Name of the tribe of this placeNome da tribo desse lugar