Ana de Amsterdam Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Sou Ana do dique e das docas

I'm Ana from the dike and the docks

Da compra, da venda, das trocas de pernas

From buying, selling, leg exchanges

Dos braços, das bocas, do lixo, dos bichos, das fichas

From arms, mouths, trash, animals, chips

Sou Ana das loucas

I'm Ana of the mad

Até amanhã

Until tomorrow

Sou Ana

I'm Ana

Da cama, da cana, fulana, sacana

From bed, from sugarcane, lady, scoundrel

Sou Ana de Amsterdam

I'm Ana from Amsterdam


Eu cruzei um oceano

I crossed an ocean

Na esperança de casar

Hoping to get married

Fiz mil bocas pra Solano

I made a thousand mouths for Solano

Fui beijada por Gaspar

I was kissed by Gaspar


Sou Ana de cabo a tenente

I'm Ana from head to toe

Sou Ana de toda patente, das Índias

I'm Ana of every rank, from the Indies

Sou Ana do oriente, ocidente, acidente, gelada

I'm Ana of the East, West, accidents, chilled

Sou Ana, obrigada

I'm Ana, thank you

Até amanhã, sou Ana

Until tomorrow, I'm Ana

Do cabo, do raso, do rabo, dos ratos

From the cape, the shallow, the tail, the rats

Sou Ana de Amsterdam

I'm Ana from Amsterdam


Arrisquei muita braçada

I risked many strokes

Na esperança de outro mar

Hoping for another sea

Hoje sou carta marcada

Today, I'm a marked card

Hoje sou jogo de azar

Today, I'm a game of chance


Sou Ana de vinte minutos

I'm Ana of twenty minutes

Sou Ana da brasa dos brutos na coxa

I'm Ana of the burn on the brutes' thigh

Que apaga charutos

Who extinguishes cigars

Sou Ana dos dentes rangendo

I'm Ana of grinding teeth

E dos olhos enxutos

And dry eyes

Até amanhã, sou Ana

Until tomorrow, I'm Ana

Das marcas, das macas, da vacas, das pratas

Of marks, of stretchers, of cows, of silvers

Sou Ana de Amsterdam

I'm Ana from Amsterdam

Added by Maria Costa
Luanda, Angola July 28, 2024
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