Subúrbio (Poema Suburbano) Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Subúrbios, subúrbios

Suburbs, suburbs

Das moças prendadas

Of charming young ladies

Que fazem bordados

Who do embroideries

E querem casar

And want to get married


Dos cães vira-lata

Of mutt dogs

Que latem à Lua

That bark at the Moon

Enquanto as galinhas

While the chickens

Se deixam roubar

Let themselves be stolen


Das ruas barrentas

Of muddy streets

Tão simples e humildes

So simple and humble

Que até nem os nomes

That even their names

Se vê nos jornais

Are not seen in the newspapers


E sobem ladeiras

And they climb uphill

De noite, sozinhas

At night, alone

De cem e cem metros

Of a hundred meters

Um bico de gaz

A gas lamp


Subúrbios do tempo

Suburbs of time

Do chá com torradas

Of tea with toast

Sofás de palhinha

Straw sofas

Xadrez e gamão

Chess and backgammon


Subúrbios teimosos

Stubborn suburbs

Dos trens atrasados

Of delayed trains

Subúrbios pacatos

Peaceful suburbs

Do meu coração!

Of my heart!


Meu Deus se eu pudesse

My God, if I could

Ir dar um passeio

Go for a walk

Com as vossas morenas

With your brunettes

Cavar um namoro

Digging a courtship


E vê-las, aos pares

And see them, in pairs

Domingo, nas praças

Sunday, in the squares

Sorrindo pra gente

Smiling at us

Com um dente de ouro!

With a golden tooth!


Ser noivo no Meyer

To be engaged in Meyer

Ouvindo uma valsa

Listening to a waltz

O sonho de valsa

The dream of waltz

Mimoso, subtil

Charming, subtle


Ser meio mulato

To be somewhat mulatto

Mulato e foguista

Mulatto and fireman

Da Estrada de Ferro

Of the Central Railway

Central do Brasil

of Brazil

Added by Hugo Almeida
Luanda, Angola September 8, 2024
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