Sonho de Maria Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Tanta roupa pra lavar

So much laundry to wash

Todo o barraco pra arrumar

The whole shack to tidy up

Tanta coisa pra esperar

So much to wait for


Todo o morro a sambar

The entire hillside to dance

Tanta gente pra invejar

So many people to envy

Nenhum sonho pra sonhar

No dream to dream


Maria parou de trabalhar

Maria stopped working

No ar uma voz chamou

In the air, a voice called

Maria olhou o céu

Maria looked at the sky

Maria desejou o céu

Maria wished for the sky


A vida é uma canção para se cantar

Life is a song to sing

Mas é tarde pra voltar

But it's too late to turn back

Maria deixou a criança chorar

Maria let the child cry

E uma estrela deixou de brilhar

And a star stopped shining


Chorou, chorou, o céu chorou

She cried, she cried, the sky cried

E a lágrima do céu apagou

And the tear from the sky extinguished

Tudo o que Maria deixou

Everything that Maria left

E Maria pra sempre acabou

And Maria ended forever

E Maria pra sempre acabou

And Maria ended forever

Added by Rui Costa
Praia, Cape Verde April 4, 2025
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