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The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold
The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es
The English translation is in regular text.
Berimbau de Ouro
Ô Meu berimbau de Ouro minha mãe
Oh meh/ooh beeh-reehnh-BOW deeh OH-rooh MEEHNH-yah maye
Oh my golden berimbau, my mother
Eu dexei no Gantois
Eh/ooh deh-SHEY nooh gahnh-tooh-AH
I left at Gantois
Ô Meu berimbau de Ouro minha mãe
Oh meh/ooh beeh-reehnh-BOW deeh OH-rooh MEEHNH-yah maye
Oh my golden berimbau, my mother
Eu dexei no Gantois
Eh/ooh deh-SHEY nooh gahnh-tooh-AH
I left at Gantois
É um gunga bem falante
Eh/ah oohnh GOOHNH-gah behnh fah-LAHNH-teeh
It's an articulate gunga (traslation: it sounds great)
Que dá gosto de tocar
Keeh dah GOHS-tooh deeh toh-KAHRH
That makes you want to play it
Eu dexei com Menininha
Eh/ooh deh-SHEY kohnh meh-neehnh-NEEHNH-yah
I left it with Menininha
Para ela abençoar
PAH-rah EH-lah ah-behnh-soh-AHRH
So she can bless it
Amanhã as sete horas
Ah-mahnh-YAH ahs SEH-teeh OH-rahs
Tomorrow at 7am
Pra Bahia eu vou voltar
Prah bah-EEH-ah eh/ooh voh vohl-TAHRH
I am returning to Bahia
Vou buscar meu berimbau
Voh boohs-KAHRH meh/ooh beeh-reehnh-bow
I am going to pick p my berimbau
Que dexei no Gantois
Keeh deh-SHEY nooh gahnh-tooh-AH
That I left at Gantois