O Trovador Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Sonhei que eu era um dia um trovador

I dreamed that I was once a troubadour

Dos velhos tempos que não voltam mais

From the old times that will not return

Cantava assim a toda hora

I sang like this all the time

As mais lindas modinhas

The most beautiful tunes


De meu rio de outrora

From my river of yore

Sinhá mocinha de olhar fugaz

Sinhá mocinha with a fleeting gaze

Se encantava com meus versos de rapaz

Was enchanted by my young verses


Qual seresteiro ou menestrel do amor

Like a serenader or minstrel of love

A suspirar sob os balcões em flor

Sighing under balconies in bloom

Na noite antiga do meu Rio

In the ancient night of my Rio

Pelas ruas do Rio

Through the streets of Rio

Eu passava a cantar novas trovas

I would pass singing new verses


Em provas de amor ao luar

In tests of love under the moonlight

E via então de um lampião de gás

And then I saw, from a gas lamp

Na janela a flor mais bela em tristes ais

In the window, the most beautiful flower in sad sighs

Added by Marcelo Almeida
Luanda, Angola March 26, 2025
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