João e Maria Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Agora eu era o herói

Now I was the hero

E o meu cavalo só falava inglês

And my horse only spoke English

A noiva do cowboy

The cowboy's bride

Era você além das outras três

Was you, beyond the other three

Eu enfrentava os batalhões

I faced the battalions

Os alemães e seus canhões

The Germans and their cannons

Guardava o meu bodoque

I kept my slingshot

E ensaiava o rock para as matinês

And rehearsed rock for the matinees


Agora eu era o rei

Now I was the king

Era o bedel e era também juiz

I was the caretaker and also the judge

E pela minha lei

And by my law

A gente era obrigado a ser feliz

We were obliged to be happy

Pois você era a princesa que eu fiz coroar

For you were the princess I had crowned

E era tão linda de se admirar

And so beautiful to admire

Que andava nua pelo meu país

Who walked naked through my country


Não, não fuja não

No, don't run away

Finja que agora eu era o seu brinquedo

Pretend that now I was your toy

Eu era o seu pião

I was your spinning top

O seu bicho preferido

Your favorite pet

Vem, me dê a mão

Come, take my hand

A gente agora já não tinha medo

We no longer had fear

No tempo da maldade

In times of wickedness

Acho que a gente nem tinha nascido

I think we hadn't even been born


Agora era fatal

Now it was inevitable

Que o faz-de-conta terminasse assim

That the make-believe would end like this

Pra lá deste quintal

Beyond this backyard

Era uma noite que não tem mais fim

It was a night that has no end anymore

Pois você sumiu no mundo sem me avisar

Because you vanished into the world without telling me

E agora eu era um louco a perguntar

And now I was a madman asking

O que é que a vida vai fazer de mim?

What life will make of me?

Added by Marta Oliveira
Luanda, Angola January 7, 2025
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