The Malhão is a Portuguese
circle dance and song in
2
4 time from
Estremadura.
[1] The first line of one version is "Malhão, malhão, o malhão do norte", which can be translated as "winnower, winnower, o winnower of the North." The form of alternate endings derives from the
cossante or
cosaute, a courtly sung dance originating in 11th century France.
[2] The dance is also preserved in
Malacca
[3] and
Goa.
[4] The song also exists as the base of a
fado, with local variations as in the "Malhão de
Cinfães", "Malhão das Pulgas", and "Malhão de
Águeda", all recorded by
Amália Rodrigues.
[5]
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The Malhão is a Portuguese
circle dance and song in
2
4 time from
Estremadura.
[1] The first line of one version is "Malhão, malhão, o malhão do norte", which can be translated as "winnower, winnower, o winnower of the North." The form of alternate endings derives from the
cossante or
cosaute, a courtly sung dance originating in 11th century France.
[2] The dance is also preserved in
Malacca
[3] and
Goa.
[4] The song also exists as the base of a
fado, with local variations as in the "Malhão de
Cinfães", "Malhão das Pulgas", and "Malhão de
Águeda", all recorded by
Amália Rodrigues.
[5]
...