Tutu Marambá
"Tutu Maramba" is a type of boogie monster in the shape of a wild boar.
The "Cuca" is a type of bogeyman portrayed as a female humanoid alligator.
Tutu Marambá
Tutu Maramba
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Portuguese)
(English)
Tutu Marambá não venhas mais cá
Que o pai do menino te manda matar
Tutu Marambá não venhas mais cá
Que o pai do menino te manda matar
Durma nenem, que a Cuca logo vem
Papai está na roça e Mamãezinha em Belém,
Durma nenem, que a Cuca logo vem
Papai está na roça e Mamãezinha em Belém.
Tutu Marambá não venhas mais cá
Que o pai do menino te manda matar,
Tutu Marambá não venhas mais cá
Que o pai do menino te manda matar.
Tutu Maramba don't come over here anymore
Because the boy's father is going to have you killed.
Tutu Maramba don't come over here anymore
Because the boy's father is going to have you killed.
Sleep baby because the Boogeyman Gator* is going to come
Daddy is in the field and Mommy is in Belem,
Sleep baby because the Boogeyman Gator* is going to come
Daddy is in the field and Mommy is in Belem.
Tutu Maramba don't come over here anymore
Because the boy's father is going to have you killed.
Tutu Maramba don't come over here anymore
Because the boy's father is going to have you killed.
Notes
*"Boogeyman Gater" is a made up name to get across the idea of a boogeyman in the shape of a humanoid alligator.
Thanks!
Tutu Marambá não venhas mais cá
Que a mãe da criança te manda matar.
(Tutu Maramba don't come over here anymore,
Because the child's mother is going to have you killed.)
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique and Lisa.
Obrigada!
