Ai rapaz Lyrics Translation in English

Ai,rapaz!

Oh, boy!

Se tu soubesses bem

If you only knew well

como é que eu fico

how I feel

quando vou ao bailarico

when I go to the dance

e te miro a dançar

and watch you dance

ó-ai, à marcial...

Oh, to the martial...

Já tentei dançar assim também

I've tried to dance like that too

a esse ritmo, cada passo com sentido

to that rhythm, each step with meaning

e eu nem gosto de marchar.

and I don't even like to march.

Ó-ai, mas quem me viu?!

Oh, but who saw me?!

Ai, rapaz, mas eu queria

Oh, boy, but I wanted

uma valsa a três passos,

a waltz in three steps,

dar-te a mão e ver a vida,

to take your hand and see life,

agarrada a teus braços, ai...

held in your arms, oh...

Fui-me pôr

I went to

Sentada mesmo à frente

sit right in front

e ali esperei...

and there I waited...

A tantos eu neguei

I denied so many

o prazer da minha dança

the pleasure of my dance

ó-ai, que era só tua...

oh, that was only yours...

Mas o bar também chamou por ti,

But the bar also called for you,

num entretanto, e a banda ia tocando

in the meantime, and the band was playing

e quando tu de lá voltaste

and when you came back from there

ó-ai, a valsa acabou!

oh, the waltz was over!

Ai, rapaz, mas eu queria

Oh, boy, but I wanted

ir na roda e ser teu par!

to be in the circle and be your partner!

Dar-te a mão, ir na folia

Give you my hand, join in the revelry

E não mais a te largar, ó-ai...

and never let you go, oh...

Foi então

It was then

Que a roda se fez,

that the circle formed,

ao largo, larga

wide, wide

tanta gente, muita farra

so many people, lots of fun

e nós ali na multidão

and us there in the crowd

ó-ai, com outro par!

oh, with another partner!

Fui passando

I went by

par a par, nem sei

side by side, I don't know

quantos ao certo

how many exactly

e tu cada vez mais perto

and you getting closer

e quando só faltava um

and when there was only one left

ó-ai, veio o leilão!

oh, the auction came!

Ai, rapaz, o que eu queria

Oh, boy, what I wanted

era um baile bem mandado

was a well-orchestrated dance

que nos guiasse à sacristia

that would lead us to the sacristy

e voltássemos casados,ai...

and we'd come out married, oh...

E do palco

And from the stage

surgiu uma voz

came a voice

e a concertina:

and the concertina:

"Roda manel, vira maria

"Spin, Manuel, turn, Maria

e quem não vira perde a roda!"

and whoever doesn't turn loses the circle!"

Ó-ai, e eu virei!

Oh, and I turned!

Mas a voz,

But the voice,

puxada à concertina,

pulled by the concertina,

mais pedia

asked for more

e acelarava a melodia

and sped up the melody

os pés trocavam-se no chão

feet shuffled on the floor

Ó-ai, e assim foi...

Oh, and so it went...

Ai, rapaz, e foi o baile,

Oh, boy, and the dance was

sem alma nem coração

without soul or heart

mal cantado e mal mandado

badly sung and badly led

que me atirou ao chão,ó ai...

that threw me to the ground, oh...

E foste tu a dar-me a mão...

And it was you who gave me your hand...