Maria, Carnaval e Cinzas Lyrics Translation in English
Roberto Carlos
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Nasceu Maria quando a folia
Marie was born when the revelry
Perdia a noite, ganhava o dia
Night lost, day gained
Foi fantasia seu enxoval
Her trousseau was fantasy
Nasceu Maria no Carnaval
Marie was born in Carnival
E não lhe chamaram assim como tantas
And she wasn't called that like so many
Marias de santas, Marias de flor
Maries of saints, Marias of flowers
Seria Maria, Maria somente
She would be just Maria, Maria alone
Maria semente de samba e de amor
Maria, seed of samba and love
Não era noite, não era dia
It wasn't night, it wasn't day
Só madrugada, só fantasia
Only dawn, only fantasy
Só morro e samba Viva Maria
Only death and samba, Long live Maria
Quem sabe a sorte lhe sorriria
Who knows if luck would smile upon her
E um dia viria
And one day she would come
De porta-estandarte
As a flag-bearer
Sambando com arte
Sambaing with art
Puxando cordões
Pulling strings
E em plena folia
And in the midst of revelry
Decerto estaria
Surely she would be
Nos olhos e sonhos
In the eyes and dreams
De mil foliões
Of a thousand revelers
Morreu Maria quando a folia
Marie died when the revelry
Na quarta-feira também morria
On Wednesday, she also died
E foi de cinzas seu enxoval
And her trousseau was of ashes
Viveu apenas um Carnaval
She lived only one Carnival
Que fosse chamada então como tantas
Let her be called then, like so many
Marias de santas, Marias de flor
Maries of saints, Marias of flowers
Em vez de Maria, Maria somente
Instead of Maria, just Maria
Maria semente de samba e de dor
Maria, seed of samba and pain
Não era noite, não era dia
It wasn't night, it wasn't day
Somente restos de fantasia
Only remnants of fantasy
Somente cinzas, pobre Maria
Only ashes, poor Maria
Jamais a vida lhe sorriria
Life would never smile at her
E nunca viria
And she would never come
De porta-estandarte
As a flag-bearer
Sambando com arte
Sambaing with art
Puxando cordões
Pulling strings
E não estaria
And she wouldn't be
Em plena folia
In the midst of revelry
Nos olhos e sonhos
In the eyes and dreams
De seus foliões
Of her revelers
E não estaria
And she wouldn't be
Em plena folia
In the midst of revelry
Nos olhos e sonhos
In the eyes and dreams
De seus foliões
Of her revelers
Maria
Maria
Maria
Maria
Maria
Maria