Sobre Maria Lyrics Translation in English

Marcela Brandão
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Maria é menina de peito, de punho, de sarro

Maria is a girl of breast, fist, and jest

De bunda que aponta pra Lua

With a buttock pointing to the moon

Maria acredita que hoje faz Sol

Maria believes it's sunny today

Mas que amanhã vem o tempo de chuva

But that tomorrow the rainy weather comes

Maria sorria de noite, de dia

Maria smiles at night, during the day

O riso que até do zóio escorria

The laughter that even drips from her eyes


Mas o que Maria tem de mais mudo

But what Maria has most silent

É uma tristeza que vive no fundo

Is a sadness that lives deep within

Maria sem nome, sem par

Maria without name, without pair

De onde cê vem, ô Maria?

Where do you come from, oh Maria?

Que sabe do céu, dos búzios da terra

What does she know about the sky, seashells, and the earth?

Cantando afro samba, tá perto de Deus

Singing Afro samba, close to God

Que fala de amores como quem sofreu

Speaking of loves as one who has suffered

Mostrando as feridas que o mundo lhe deu

Showing the wounds that the world gave her


Maria é mulher de útero em luta, de marra

Maria is a woman with a uterus in struggle, with attitude

De força que enverga pra dentro

Strength that bends inward

Menina esperta percebe que o mato

Smart girl realizes that the bushes

Ainda vai engolir o cimento

Will still swallow the cement

Maria não acha meritocrático

Maria does not find it meritocratic

Livre mercado reger a nação

For the free market to rule the nation

Added by Carolina Silva
Salvador, Brazil November 29, 2024
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