O pião
O pião
My Spinning Top
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Portuguese)
(English)
Eu tenho um pião, um pião que dança,
Eu tenho um pião, vem na minha mão.
Gira que gira o meu pião,
Mas não tu dou, nem por um tostão*.
Eu tenho um pião, um pião que dança,
Eu tenho um pião, vem na minha mão.
Gira que gira o meu pião,
Mas não tu dou, nem por um tostão*.
I have a spinning top, my spinning top dances,
I have a spinning top, it fits in my hand.
Spin, spin, my spinning top,
But you can't have it, not even for a dime.
I have a spinning top, my spinning top dances,
I have a spinning top, it fits in my hand.
Spin, spin, my spinning top,
But you can't have it, not even for a dime.
Notes
*Rita wrote, "A tostão is a very old Portuguese coin, no longer in use. I believe it was used in my grandparents and parents' time. It was the name for 10 cents, the equivalent of the word 'dime' I suppose."
Comments
This is sung to the same tune as the French song "J'ai du bon tabac" by the Abbot of Attaignant (1697-1779).
Many thanks to Rita Viviana Fernandes for contributing, translating and singing this song for us.
Thanks!
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