Lisboa, Menina E Moça Lyrics in English Carlos Do Carmo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lisboa, Menina E Moça by Carlos Do Carmo from Portuguese to English.
No Castelo ponho um cotovelo
At the Castle I lean my elbow
Em Alfama descanso o olhar
In Alfama I rest my gaze
E assim desfaço o novelo de azul e mar
And so I unravel the ball of blue and sea
Á Ribeira encosto a cabeça
At the Ribeira I rest my head
Almofada da cama do Tejo
A pillow on the bed of the Tagus
Com lençóis bordados à pressa na cambraia dum beijo
With sheets hastily embroidered on the cambric of a kiss
Lisboa menina e moça menina
Lisbon, girl and maiden, girl
Da luz que os meus olhos vêm tão pura
Of the light my eyes see, so pure
Teus seios são as colinas varina
Your breasts are the hills, fishwife
Pregão que me traz à porta ternura
A vendor's call that brings tenderness to my door
Cidade a ponto-luz bordada
City embroidered with stitches of light
Toalha á beira-mar estendida
A tablecloth spread out by the sea
Lisboa menina e moça amada
Lisbon, beloved girl and maiden
Cidade mulher da minha vida
City, woman of my life
No Terreiro eu passo por ti
At the Terreiro I pass by you
Mas na Graça eu vejo-te nua
But in Graça I see you naked
Quando um pombo te olha, sorri, és mulher da rua
When a pigeon looks at you, you smile, you're a woman of the street
E no bairro mais alto do sonho
And in the highest neighborhood of the dream
Ponho um fado que soube inventar
I start a fado that I knew how to invent
Aguardente de vida e medronho, que me faz cantar
Firewater of life and medronho, that makes me sing
Lisboa menina e moça menina
Lisbon, girl and maiden, girl
Da luz que os meus olhos vêm tão pura
Of the light my eyes see, so pure
Teus seios são as colinas varina
Your breasts are the hills, fishwife
Pregão que me traz à porta ternura
A vendor's call that brings tenderness to my door
Cidade a ponto-luz bordada
City embroidered with stitches of light
Toalha á beira-mar estendida
A tablecloth spread out by the sea
Lisboa menina e moça amada
Lisbon, beloved girl and maiden
Cidade mulher da minha vida
City, woman of my life
Lisboa no meu amor deitada
Lisbon, lying in my love
Cidade por minhas mãos despida
City, undressed by my hands
Lisboa menina e moça amada
Lisbon, beloved girl and maiden
Cidade mulher da minha vida
City, woman of my life
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Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Jose Carlos Pereira Ary Dos Santos, Fernando Travassos Tordo, Joaquim Maria Pessoa, Manuel Paulo De Carvalho Costa
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