A Velha a Fiar illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It begins like this: an old woman is quietly weaving and a fly disturbs her; a spider eats the fly; a mouse eats the spider; a cat chases the mouse and so on...
Collection
Part of Brasilianas: Canções Populares
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Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina
1945 · Movie
Azulão e Pinhal
1948 · Movie
Aboio e Cantigas
1954 · Movie
Engenhos e Usinas
1955 · Movie
Cantos de Trabalho
1955 · Movie
Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois
1956 · Movie
Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar
1956 · Movie
Sacred Fire
1942 · Movie
Elvis Presley: Elvis In Concert - Elvis Rocks Rapid City
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The River
2025 · Movie
The Last Penny
1946 · Movie
Running Shaadi
2017 · Movie
Beginning of Fashion
2005 · Movie
Clémentine chérie
1964 · Movie
Highlights
2017 · Movie
The Horse on the Balcony
2012 · Movie
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014 · Movie
Hollywood Dreams
2007 · Movie
Goodbye to All That
2014 · Movie
