Maria Lisboa Lyrics Translation in English

É varina, usa chinela

She's a fishwife, wears slippers

Tem movimentos de gata

Her movements are cat-like

Na canastra, a caravela

In her basket, a caravel

No coração, a fragata

In her heart, a frigate

Em vez de corvos no xaile

Instead of crows in her shawl

Gaivotas vêm pousar

Seagulls come to perch

Quando o vento a leva ao baile

When the wind takes her to the dance

Baila no baile com o mar

She dances at the dance with the sea

É de conchas o vestido

Her dress is made of shells

Tem algas na cabeleira

She has seaweed in her hair

E nas veias o latido

And in her veins, the beating

Do motor duma traineira

Of the engine of a trawler

Vende sonho e maresia

She sells dreams and sea breeze

Tempestades apregoa

Proclaims storms

Seu nome próprio: Maria

Her given name: Maria

Seu apelido: Lisboa

Her nickname: Lisbon