Verde gaio Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

O vinho vem da videira

The wine comes from the vine

A água veio da fonte

The water comes from the spring

O amor que eu tenho comigo

The love I have with me

Eu trouxe de trás os montes

I brought from behind the mountains


Olha o verde gaio, olhe o zás traz traz

Look at the lively green, look at the quick step

Queira meu amor que sou bom rapaz

Wish, my love, that I am a good lad

Olha o verde gaio, olha o zus truz truz

Look at the lively green, look at the zap-trap

O meu verde gaio, foi eu qeum opus

My lively green, I am the one who created it


Troquei os meus olhos verdes

I traded my green eyes

Por outros acastanhados

For others that are chestnut brown

Agora o povo me chama

Now people call me

O amor dos olhos trocados

The love of the swapped eyes


Meu amor mandou dizer

My love sent word

Que não água procurava

That it was not looking for water

A água corre pro rio

Water runs to the river

E o rio corre pro mar

And the river runs to the sea


Olha o verde gaio, olhe o zás traz traz

Look at the lively green, look at the quick step

Queira meu amor que sou bom rapaz

Wish, my love, that I am a good lad

Olha o verde gaio, olha o zus truz truz

Look at the lively green, look at the zap-trap

O meu verde gaio, foi eu qeum opus

My lively green, I am the one who created it


Quatro castanhas assadas

Four roasted chestnuts

Quatro pingas de aguardente

Four drops of brandy

Quatro beijos de uma moça

Four kisses from a girl

Deixa um rapaz bem contente

Leave a boy quite happy


Olha o verde gaio, olhe o zás traz traz

Look at the lively green, look at the quick step

Queira meu amor que sou bom rapaz

Wish, my love, that I am a good lad

Olha o verde gaio, olha o zus truz truz

Look at the lively green, look at the zap-trap

O meu verde gaio, foi eu qeum opus

My lively green, I am the one who created it

Added by Cátia Silva
Salvador, Brazil June 29, 2025
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