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Several
nursery rhymes and lullabies contain
brutal imagery. Grimm Brother's,
notwithstanding, and as frightening as
the background featuring Edmund Dulac's
(1882-1953) illustrations of Little Red
Riding Hood appear --take a look at
this Brazilian lullaby and the way that
new mother and scholar, Lilian Feitosa
changes it. |
| Nana
nenê, que a Cuca vem pegar
Papai
foi na roça, mamãe já vai chegar |
Sleep
baby, that the Cuca [a monster]
comes to get you
Daddy is
working in t he fields, and mommy is
coming soon. |
| Nana
neném, nana meu neném
Mamãe
te ama muito, e teu papai também.
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Sleep baby,
sleep my baby
Mommy loves you so
much, and daddy does too |
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