Below, I translated the lyrics of the song As Moças Da Soalheira by Amália Rodrigues from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
As moças da soalheira
The sunny girls
Vão p'ra serra todo o dia
They go to the mountains all day
Mas à noitinha na fonte fazem bela romaria
But at night at the fountain they make a beautiful pilgrimage
Gente má nunca dê cabo das pedrinhas de lavar
Bad people never ruin the washing stones
Já basta o rio gastá la de
It's enough for the river to waste it
Tantos beijos lhes dar
So many kisses to give them
Escolha a menina seu namorado
Choose the girl your boyfriend
Rapaz de juízo seja poupado
Judgment boy be spared
Que granjeie a terra e ame o pão ceifado
May he conquer the earth and love the bread he reaps
Só assim menina terá bom noivado
Only then will the girl have a good engagement
Só assim menina terá bom noivado
Only then will the girl have a good engagement
Menina vai p'ras vindimas
Girl goes to the harvest
Mas de vinhas não é dona
But she doesn't own the vineyards
Depois de finda a vindima
After the harvest ends
Vai p'ra apanha da azeitona
Go pick the olives
Também sabe fiar linho se o coração entregar
He also knows how to spin linen if his heart gives in
Dão-lhe uma roca e um fuso
They give him a spinning wheel and a spindle
E o resto quando casar
And the rest when you get married
Escolha a menina seu namorado
Choose the girl your boyfriend
Rapaz de juízo seja poupado
Judgment boy be spared
Que granjeie a terra e ame o pão ceifado
May he conquer the earth and love the bread he reaps
Só assim menina terá bom noivado
Only then will the girl have a good engagement
Só assim menina terá bom noivado
Only then will the girl have a good engagement
Escolha a menina seu namorado
Choose the girl your boyfriend
Rapaz de juízo seja poupado
Judgment boy be spared
Que granjeie a terra e ame o pão ceifado
May he conquer the earth and love the bread he reaps
Só assim menina terá bom noivado
Only then will the girl have a good engagement
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