Parlendas are child-themed word combinations that are part of the Brazilian folklore. Passed from generation to generation, parlendas are rhymes used as a game by children.
The parlendas are often rhymed and have rhythm and meter when recited. Rhymes are usually easy and help children with memory development.
One of the types of discussion are the lock languages, a verbal game in which a concentration of words with similar sounds and difficult syllables must be spoken quickly.
As they are orality traditions, there are countless variations for each speaker and their authorship is unknown. Some parlendas have been part of the Brazilian popular tradition for decades.
Of Latin origin, the word parlendas derives from “parlare”, which means to talk, talk.
15 examples of Brazilian parliaments
Little finger,
your neighbor,
Father of all,
Stick cake,
Kills louse.
one, two, beans and rice
three, four, beans on the plate
five, six, speak english
seven, eight, eat cookies
Nine, ten, eating pastries.
Sun and rain,
Widow marriage.
Rain and sun,
Spanish marriage.
there on top of the piano
have a glass of poison.
who drank died,
it was his bad luck.
The monkey went to the fair,
did not know what to buy.
bought a chair
to go sit down.
The godmother sat down,
the chair crashed.
Poor godmother,
it ended up in the hallway.
When potato is born,
It spreads out on the floor,
Little girl when she sleeps,
Put your hand over your heart.
Today is Sunday, ask for a pipe
Pipe is made of clay, fits in the jar
The jug is fine, it leads to the bell
The bell is of gold, gives the bull
The bull is brave, it gives us
We are weak, fall into the hole
The hole is deep, the world is over!
Santa Luzia
she passed through here
with your little horse
Eating grass.
Santa Luzia
Who had three daughters:
One that spun,
One that weaved,
one that took
The speck there was.
grandma's house
braided vine;
if the coffee is taking too long
it definitely lacks dust.
blond parrot
from the golden beak
Take this letter
for my boyfriend
if you are sleeping
Knock on the door
if you have woken up
Leave a message.
king, captain,
soldier, thief.
pretty girl
From my heart.
a flea on the scale
jumped up and went to France,
The horses running,
The boys playing,
Let's see who gets it.
I went to the bar
Have breakfast.
I found a puppy
With tail on end.
Get out, puppy,
That I'll kick you!
I walked along the path.
We were three,
With me four.
The three of us went up the hill,
With me four.
We found three donkeys,
With me four.
There on twenty-fourth street,
the woman killed the cat, with the sole of her shoe,
the shoe shuddered the woman died the culprit wasn't me.
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Lock languages
Tongue twisters are a type of parlenda, used as a game or play by children. A tongue twister's sentences have complex or even-sounding syllables and when spoken quickly they are difficult to pronounce.
Generally, children's games consist of repeating the tongue twister several times without making mistakes, which can be a very difficult task and, therefore, requires great concentration.
See some examples of tongue twisters:
The rat gnawed at the clothes of the king of Rome and the king of Rome, hoarse with rage, gnawed at the clothes of the rat of Rome.
Father Pedro's instep is black; whoever says that Father Pedro's instep is not black has an instep blacker than Father Pedro's instep.
If the league called me, I also called the league. Since the league doesn't call me, I don't call the league either.
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