Below, I translated the lyrics of the song O Namorico Da Rita by Amália Rodrigues from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
No mercado da ribeira
At the riverside market
Há um romance de amor
There is a love romance
Entre a rita q é peixeira
Enter Rita who is a fishmonger
E o chico q é pescador
And the guy who is a fisherman
Sabem todos os q la vão
Everyone who goes there knows
Q a rita gosta do chico
That Rita likes chico
So a mãe dela é q não
Only her mother doesn't
Consente no namorico
Consent to flirting
Quando ele passa por ela
When he passes her
Ela sorri descarada
She smiles cheekily
Porem o chico á cautela
But the boy be careful
Não da trela nem diz nada
Don't leash or say anything
Que a mãe dela quando calha
That her mother when it happens
Ao ver q o chico s abeira
When I see that the boy knows
Por dá cá aquela palha
Why give me that straw
Faz tremer toda a ribeira
It makes the whole river tremble
Namoram de manhãzinha
They date early in the morning
E da forma mais diversa
And in the most diverse way
Dois caixotes de sardinha
Two crates of sardines
Dão dois dedos de conversa
Give two fingers of conversation
E a quem diga à boca cheia
And to anyone who says it with their mouth full
Que depois de tanta fita
That after so much tape
O chico de volta e meia
The boy once and a half
Prega dois beijos na rita
Give Rita two kisses
Quando ele passa por ela
When he passes her
Ela sorri descarada
She smiles cheekily
Porem o chico á cautela
But the boy be careful
Não da trela nem diz nada
Don't leash or say anything
Que a mãe dela quando calha
That her mother when it happens
Ao ver q o chico s abeira
When I see that the boy knows
Por dá cá aquela palha
Why give me that straw
Faz tremer toda a ribeira
It makes the whole river tremble
Quando ele passa por ela
When he passes her
Ela sorri descarada
She smiles cheekily
Porem o chico á cautela
But the boy be careful
Não da trela nem diz nada
Don't leash or say anything
Que a mãe dela quando calha
That her mother when it happens
Ao ver q o chico s abeira
When I see that the boy knows
Por dá cá aquela palha
Why give me that straw
Faz tremer toda a ribeira
It makes the whole river tremble
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