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Posted: 30 May 2022

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The Naturalist on the River •
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Henry Walter Bates •
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A luna esta sahindo

A luna esta sahindo
“A luna esta sahindo,
Mai Mai !
A luna esta scahindo,
Mai, Mai !
As sete estrellas esto chorando,
Mai, Mai !
Por s’acharem desamparados,
Mai, Mai”


The moon is rising,
Mother Mother !
The moon is rising,
Mother Mother
The seven stars (Plaiades) are weeping
Mother, Mother,
To find themselves forsaken,
Mother Mother

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 Dinesh
Dinesh club
There is a wilderness and sadness about the tunes which harmonise well with, and in fact are born of, the circumstances of the canoe-man’s life: the echoing channels, the endless gloomy forests, the solemn nights, and the desolate scenes of broad and stormy waters and falling banks. Whatever they were invented by the Indians or introduced by the Portuguese it is hard to decide, as many of the custom of the lower classes of Portuguese are so similar to those of the Indians, that they have become blended with them. One of Indians, that they have become blended with them. One of the commonest songs is very wild and pretty. It has for retrain the words “Mai, Mai” ( “Mother, Mother” ), with a long drawl on the second word. The stanza are very variable. The best wit on board stars the verse, improvising as he goes on, and the othrs join in the chorus. They all relate to the lonely river life and the events of the voyage; the shoals, the wind; how far they shall go before they stop to sleep, and so forth. The sonorous Native Names of places, Goajara, Tuchmanduba, etc. add greatly to the charm of the wild music. Sometimes they bring in the stars thus:

“A luna esta sahindo,
Mai Mai !
A luna esta scahindo,
Mai, Mai !
As sete estrellas esto chorando,
Mai, Mai !
Por s’acharem desamparados,
Mai, Mai”

The moon is rising,
Mother Mother !
The moon is rising,
Mother Mother
The seven stars (Plaiades) are weeping
Mother, Mother,
To find themselves forsaken,
Mother Mother
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

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