A Moda das Tranças Pretas Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Como era linda com seu ar namoradeiro

How beautiful she was with her flirtatious air

'Té lhe chamavam "menina das tranças pretas",

They even called her "the girl with black braids"

Pelo Chiado passeava o dia inteiro,

Through Chiado, she strolled the whole day

Apregoando raminhos de violetas.

Announcing little branches of violets


E as raparigas d'alta roda que passavam

And the high-society girls who passed by

Ficavam tristes a pensar no seu cabelo,

Would become sad thinking about her hair

Quando ela olhava, com vergonha, disfarçavam

When she looked, with shame, they would disguise

E pouco a pouco todas deixaram crescê-lo.

And little by little, they all let their hair grow


Passaram dias e as meninas do Chiado

Days went by, and the girls of Chiado

Usavam tranças enfeitadas com violetas,

Wore braids adorned with violets

Todas gostavam do seu novo penteado,

All liked their new hairstyle

E assim nasceu a moda das tranças pretas.

And thus was born the fashion of black braids


Da violeteira já ninguém hoje tem esperanças,

No one today hopes for the violet seller

Deixou saudades, foi-se embora e à tardinha

She left longing, departed in the evening

Está o Chiado carregado de mil tranças

Chiado is now filled with a thousand braids

Mas tranças pretas ninguém tem como ela as tinha.

But black braids, no one has them like she did

Added by Maria Costa
Luanda, Angola January 13, 2025
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