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jojo sings as babysitter

posted 18 years ago by kerropi24
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what language and song does jojo sing when putting the kid (that whats-her-face babysits all the time) to sleep?

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[–] lucey1113 18 years ago

She's singing in Portugese, that is her heritage, but as a native english speaker it makes sense that she "butchered" the language, as a previous poster put it. I don't know what the song is, but it's pretty anyway.

[–] BethBMA 17 years ago

Most of the original families are of Portuguese decent in Stonington, Ct.

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[–] grumpy_otter 17 years ago

The song was a lullaby. The words were meant to be melodic--not precise Portuguese. It was a song of sounds, not language.

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[–] susannah-17 17 years ago

thanks tigerlily74. What does it mean?

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[–] SabotageGirl 14 years ago

"
nana nenem que a cuca vem pegar
papai foi na roça mamae foi passeas
bicho papao sai de cima do telhado
deixa esse moleque dormir sossegado "

its a traditional portuguese from brazil lullaby

[–] andresa-tuba 13 years ago

nana nenem que a cuca vem pegar
papai foi na roça mamae foi passear
bicho papao sai de cima do telhado
deixa esse moleque dormir sossegado

Go to sleep little baby that the cuca* is comming to get you
Daddy went to the field, mommy went walking
Bogeyman get out from the top of the roof
Let that brat sleep soundly

*"Cuca" doesn't have a translation because is a portuguese and brazilian folklore name for a female alligator that kidnaps desobedient little kids.

I hope this answer your question.

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