Guarani: Guarani Song, Mariposa parã´mí (My dappled Butterfly) | Guarani | English | |
| Mariposa parã´mí (My dappled Butterfly) | Dappled Butterfly | |
| Mariposa parã mí | My dappled butterfly | |
| Reicó vaecué ybotygüi | The one that used to be around flowers | |
| Reyuvá ca´aguy pygüi | the one that comes from the forest | |
| Reséva cu ca´arú | who left this afternoon | |
| Neñó minteva rerú | You alone can bring | |
| Rejheyá co che rendápe | You left it with me | |
| Mbegué catú vevejhápe | Slowly flying towards me | |
| Ca´aguy poty cue mí | flower from the forest | |
| Checo peina ñemi mí | I hide around there | |
| Roguerecó che resápe. | But I have you in my eyes. | |
| Pe nde laya iporágüi | Your personality is beautiful | |
| Che corazó nde rayjhú | My heart loves you | |
| Upeva añandú ybytú | I feel the wind | |
| Jha iceloso nde rejhé | And I am jelous of you | |
| Ndóipotaigüi nde aré | I dont want you to leave for long | |
| Ni un rato che ypype | Not even a moment from my side | |
| Jha ndé siempre ipoguype | but you always end up leaving me | |
| Mantereí reicosé | You Always want to be | |
| Ayevero re ñe me´é | flying around | |
| Ybytú canguy asype. | Through the strong wind. | |
| Mba´épa mi mariposa | What is it my butterfly? | |
| Reipotá pe aña retáre ? | Do you want to be in hell? | |
| Eséna co ára resáre | If you leave today from my side | |
| Te regoza felicidad | Are you so happy? | |
| En la triste soledad | In the sad solitude | |
| Ani reicó oprimida | Don't feel opressed | |
| En esa selva perdida | Or lost in the forest | |
| Marapa reicó vesé | Why do you want to live like this? | |
| Eséna ca´aruetév | Go there in the night | |
| Torojhechá mi querida. | So I can see you longer darling. | |
| Sapy´ante re manóro | If you ever die | |
| En el monte mi princesa | In the forest, my princess | |
| Aicó vaerá con tristeza | Aicó vaerá con tristeza | |
| Ne anguemí arombyasy | I will live sadly | |
| Si reganáma ca´aguy | You have already the forest's owner | |
| Quién sabe pa reséva vo | Who knows I would go there | |
| Un adios rejhó cuetévo | Un adios rejhó cuetévo | |
| Nde pepo rejhe amondó | So please say goodbye | |
| Che apytama ayajhe´ó | I stay here to suffer | |
| Nderejhé todo el tiempo. | And think of you forever. | |
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What is learned: The students learn a few simple phrases with lots of repetition.
Getting the most out of the activity: Sing along with the song. Act out the song if appropriate.
Group activities: Sing together, or let each student sing the next line as a "solo."
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