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Mo Maria

Harry Belafonte

Mo Mary

Out on the hillside, by the sheiling, Mo Mary, my beloved.
Out on the hillside, by the sheiling, Mo Mary, my beloved.
Mo Mary, mo lennan, Mo Mary, my beloved.
On the hillside, by the sheiling, Mo Mary, my beloved.

And like the blue gentian gleaming,
On the hillside by the sheiling.
Purple blue in the sunlight are the eyes of my Mary.
Mo Mary, mo lennan, Mo Mary, my beloved.
On the hillside, by the sheiling, Mo Mary, my beloved.

Notes on scottish words:
sheiling=meadow,
lennan=sweetheart
gentian=an herb, with blue flowers

Mo Maria

Lá na colina, perto do prado, Mo Maria, meu amor.
Lá na colina, perto do prado, Mo Maria, meu amor.
Mo Maria, minha linda, Mo Maria, meu amor.
Na colina, perto do prado, Mo Maria, meu amor.

E como a gentiana azul brilhando,
Na colina perto do prado.
Roxo e azul à luz do sol são os olhos da minha Maria.
Mo Maria, minha linda, Mo Maria, meu amor.
Na colina, perto do prado, Mo Maria, meu amor.

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