Gota de Água Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Fui à fonte beber água

I went to the fountain to drink water

Achei um raminho verde

I found a little green twig

Quem o perdeu tinha amores

The one who lost it had loves

Quem o perdeu tinha amores

The one who lost it had loves

Quem o achou tinha sede

The one who found it was thirsty


Dá-me uma gotinha d’água

Give me a little drop of water

Dessa que eu oiço correr

The kind I hear running

Entre pedras e pedrinhas

Among stones and little stones

Entre pedras e pedrinhas

Among stones and little stones

Alguma gota há-de haver

There must be some drop


Alguma gota há-de haver

There must be some drop

Quero molhar a garganta

I want to wet my throat

Quero cantar como a rola

I want to sing like the turtledove

Quero cantar como a rola

I want to sing like the turtledove

Como a rola ninguém canta

No one sings like the turtledove


Debaixo da oliveira

Under the olive tree

Não se pode namorar

You can't court

Porque a folha miudinha

Because the tiny leaf

Porque a folha miudinha

Because the tiny leaf

Não deixa passar o ar

Doesn't let the air pass through


Dá-me uma gotinha d’água

Give me a little drop of water

Dessa que eu oiço correr

The kind I hear running

Entre pedras e pedrinhas

Among stones and little stones

Entre pedras e pedrinhas

Among stones and little stones

Alguma gota há-de haver

There must be some drop


Alguma gota há-de haver

There must be some drop

Quero molhar a garganta

I want to wet my throat

Quero cantar como a rola

I want to sing like the turtledove

Quero cantar como a rola

I want to sing like the turtledove

Como a rola ninguém canta

No one sings like the turtledove

Added by Maria Costa
Luanda, Angola January 21, 2025
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