Veo Veo
(E. Rodrigo – Canciones del Mundo/Warner Chappell) (English translation by D. Dubbeldam/J. van der Plas – Django Music & Publishing)
Veo Veo
What do you see?
Can you tell me
What it is you see?
It’s a word with an A
What d’ you say, what d’ you say, what d’ you say?
Sweets!
No, no, no
That is no, no, no
That is no, no, no
That’s no good
There’s an A in apple-pie
And an A in a-oké
But take the A away
And I won’t get it what you say
Veo Veo
What do you see?
Can you tell me
What it is you see?
It’s a word with an E
What d’ you see, what d’ you see, what d’ you see?
Lemonade!
No, no, no
That is no, no, no
That is no, no, no
That’s no good
There’s an E in everything
Even in evening
But take the E away
And I won’t get it what you say
Veo Veo
What do you see?
Can you tell me
what it is you see?
It’s a word with an I
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why?
Chocolate!
No, no, no
That is no, no, no
That is no, no, no
That’s no good
An I starts off an idea
There’s an I in pizzeria
But take the I away
And I won’t get it what you say
Veo Veo
What do you see?
Can you tell me
what it is you see?
It’s a word with an O
Give it a go, give it a go, give it a go!
Playing!
No, no, no
That is no, no, no
That is no, no, no
That’s no good
You know show and grow and flow
They‘re all written with an O
But take the O away
And I won’t get it what you say
Veo Veo
What do you see
Can you tell me
What it is you see?
It’s a word with a U
I mean you, I mean you, I mean you
Chips!
No, no, no
That is no, no, no
That is no, no, no
That’s no good
There’s a U in universe
And U makes the world unite
But take the U away
And I won’t get it what you say
Veo Veo
What do you see?
Can you tell me
what it is you see?
It’s a word with an F
What d’ you say, what d’ you say, what d’ you say?
Fine!
Fine, fine, fine, that is fine fine fine,
That is fine fine fine, very good!
Fine, fine, fine, that is fine fine fine,
That is fine fine fine, very good!
Chachacha!