Velha Papuda Lyrics Translation in English

Num baile que eu fui na Terra Vermeia

At a dance I went to in Terra Vermeia

Tive que dançá com uma véia feia

I had to dance with an ugly old lady

A véia era careca e não tinha oreia

The old lady was bald and had no ears

Era barriguda que nem baleia

She was as belly-proud as a whale

Um carão redondo igual Lua cheia

A round face like a full moon

Ela me chamou pra dançá um xote

She invited me to dance a "xote"

A véia dançava e dava pinote

The old lady danced and jumped around

O papo da véia era igual um pote

The old lady's talk was like a pot

O papo da véia tem três pelote

The old lady's talk has three lumps

Cheio de dente que nem serrote

Full of teeth like a saw

O nome da véia diz que é Marcela

The old lady's name is said to be Marcela

Ela qué um moço pra casá com ela

She wants a young man to marry her

Eu sartei de banda dessa esparrela

I jumped away from that confusion

A boca da véia é igual gamela

The old lady's mouth is like a trough

Ela engole inteira uma mortandela

She swallows a whole mortadella

A marvada véia me aborreceu

The darned old lady annoyed me

Me deu um abraço que meu peito doeu

She gave me a hug that hurt my chest

O pessoár caçoava do jeito meu

People mocked my way

A fotografia que a véia me deu

The photo that the old lady gave me

Mandei numa carta lá pro museu

I sent in a letter to the museum

Abracei a véia e peguei dançá

I hugged the old lady and started to dance

A marvada véia pegou a suspirá

The darned old lady started to sigh

E o papo da véia pegou a suá

And the old lady's talk started to sweat

O papo da véia cheirou gambá

The old lady's talk smelled like skunk

Eu larguei a véia

I let go of the old lady

(E depois, companheiro?)

(And then, my friend?)

Deixa isso pra lá

Forget about it