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the songs on the CD are sung and written (lyrics and melody) by me

There is nothing wrong with Rafaela's choice of word order, but I want to make it clear that "in" is incorrect English (at least for US usage). Songs cannot be IN a CD, they can only be ON a CD. One can have interest IN a CD, can find raw emotion IN a CD, or can even invest IN a CD. However songs canNOT be recorded IN a CD, only ON it.

As I have said in other responses: web hits are NOT an indication of grammatical correctness. I'm sure you will find lots of hits for GONNA, AIN'T or Y'KNOW, but that doesn't make them correct.

(and there is not enough context here to suggest that this translation should be colloquial)
Peer comment(s):

agree Roberto Cavalcanti
54 mins
agree Daniel Marcus : in this CD sounds odd to me too (I'm from England).
2 hrs
agree rhandler
2 hrs
agree luskie : quite better, irrespective of the in/on querelle - but what about saying were insead of are?
6 hrs
I just stuck with the original tense, but your question is interesting in light of Daniel's comment to Donna below. I agree w/Daniel that Eng is much more prone to passive voice, ESPECIALLY in the present tense, making "são cantadas" sound forced above.
agree Henrique Serra
6 hrs
agree Laerte da Silva : Pesquisa de "on this cd" na Web. Resultados 1 - 10 sobre 187,000. A pesquisa demorou 0.36 segundos. / Pesquisa de "in this cd" na Web. Resultados 1 - 10 sobre 16,600. A pesquisa demorou 0.29 segundos.
2 days 14 hrs
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6 mins

the songs in this CD are sang and written by me, including the lyrics and melody

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Note added at 2002-08-10 19:42:03 (GMT)
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SORRY

SUNG, not SANG!!!!

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Note added at 2002-08-10 19:42:57 (GMT)
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outras opções:

The songs in this CD are SUNG by me. I have also composed the melody and written the lyrics.

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Note added at 2002-08-10 20:08:25 (GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : ON this CD
10 mins
Thank you for your comments
agree Steve Smith : ON THE (or ON THIS), not "in"
20 mins
Thank you for your comments.... I've just checked and you can use both
agree luskie
25 mins
Tx
agree LoreAC (X)
13 hrs
TX
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50 mins

I composed (lyrics and melody) and sing the songs on this CD

:)
an option
Peer comment(s):

neutral Rafa Lombardino : COMPOSED (past) >> SING (pres.)
17 hrs
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1 hr

I wrote both the lyrics and melody of the songs that I sing on this CD

Another approach, to avoid the excessive use of passive voice so typical of Portuguese texts.
Peer comment(s):

agree hmercer : comentarios na contracapa de um CD estao sujeitos a ajustes como esse
1 hr
agree Daniel Marcus : Your version is great, but I don't agree with your comment about the passive. In my experience English uses the passive far more than Pt.
2 hrs
neutral Grasa : the passive in portuguese is "modesty",( eufenismo)
7 hrs
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5 hrs

all songs are performed by me and were composed (tune and lyrics) by me.

Maurício, você pode querer colocar no ativo: "...I wrote and performed all songs of the CD..."
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8 hrs

the songs of this CD are sung and witten by me ( both lyrics and arrangements)

parece me portugues de "baiano", bem brasileiro... acho que a versao deve refletir o "regionalismo' expresso no tom do musico.
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+2
10 hrs

Mauricio

Pode-nos dizer quem é? Obrigado.
Peer comment(s):

agree Silvia Borges : A melhor opção e que deveria ser seguida por todos!
7 hrs
agree Rafa Lombardino : Eu não sei se é assim que funciona, mas não existe um serviço externo que remete pessoas com dúvidas para o Proz? Talvez o "Maurício" seja um deles
8 hrs
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