ABC do Sertao [English translation]

Over there in my Sertão, in order to the men read

They must to learn a different ABC

'J' is 'ji, 'L' is 'le'

'S' is 'si', but 'R'

is named 're'

Even 'y', in that place is 'pissilone'

'M' is 'me', 'N' is 'ne'

'F' is 'fe', 'G' is called 'gue'

At the school, it's funny to hear so many 'E's

Fê, guê, lê, mê,

Tê, vê e zê.

Over there in my Sertão, in order to the men read

They must to learn a different ABC

'J' is 'ji, 'L' is 'le'

'S' is 'si', but 'R'

is named 're'

Even 'y', in that place is 'pissilone'

'M' is 'me', 'N' is 'ne'

'F' is 'fe', 'G' is called 'gue'

At the school, it's funny to hear so many 'E's

Fê, guê, lê, mê,

Tê, vê e zê. (2X)

Pay attention, children!

Attention, I'm going to teach the alphabet!

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

t

u

v

x

y

z, children!