protest song

The women in the jail scene sing a standard children's song/game called "You can't pass, Ms. Mary" (Den Pernas, Kyra Maria), in which one girl (Maria) is in the middle of a circle of other children, who don't want to let her out, hence the connection with the girls in jail. Below is a rough translation of the song, but in the film they only get through the first couple of verses:

Girls:
You can't pass, Ms. Maria, you can't pass, you can't pass. (2x)

Maria:
I'll go to the garden, I can't pass, I can't pass. (2x)

Girls:
What will you do in the garden? You can't pass, you can't pass (2x)

Maria:
I'll pick two violets, I can't pass, I can't pass. (2x)

Girls:
What will you do with the violets? You can't pass, you can't pass. (2x)

Maria:
I'll give them to my favorite, I can't pass, I can't pass. (2x)

Girls:
And who is your favorite, You can't pass, you can't pass. (2x)

Maria:
My favorite is the teacher, I can't pass, I can't pass. (2x)

Girls:
And who else is your favorite? You can't pass, you can't pass. (2x)

Maria:
My favorite is the whole class, I can't pass, I can't pass. (2x).