Maria La Portuguesa Lyrics in English El Canto del Loco

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maria La Portuguesa by El Canto del Loco from Spanish to English.
En las noches de luna y clavel
On nights of moon and carnation
De Ayamonte hasta Villareal
From Ayamonte to Villareal
Sin rumbo por el rio, entre suspiros
Without direction along the river, between sighs
Una canción viene y va
A song comes and goes
Que la canta María
That Maria sings it
Al querer de un andaluz
The love of an Andalusian
María es la alegría, y es la agonía
Mary is the joy, and she is the agony
Que tiene el sur
What does the south have?
Que conoció a ese hombre
That she knew that man
En una noche de vino verde y calor
In a night of green wine and heat
Y entre palmas y fandangos
And between palms and fandangos
La fue enredando, le trastornó el corazón
She entangled her, she upset her heart
Y en las playas de isla
And on the island beaches
Se perdieron los dos
They both got lost
Donde rompen las olas, besó su boca
Where the waves break, she kissed his mouth
Y se entregó
And she gave herself
Estribillo
Chorus
Ay, María la portugesa
Oh, Maria the Portuguese
Desde Ayamonte hasta Faro
From Ayamonte to Faro
Se oye este fado por las tabernas
You hear this fado in the taverns
Donde bebe viño amargo
Where he drinks bitter wine
Porque canta con tristeza
Because he sings with sadness
Porque esos ojos cerrados
Because those closed eyes
Por un amor desgraciado
For an unfortunate love
Por eso canta, por eso pena
That's why she sings, that's why she hurts
¡Fado! que me faltan tus ojos
Fado! I'm missing your eyes
¡Fado! porque me falta tu boca
Fado! because I miss your mouth
¡Fado! porque se fue por el rio
Fado! because she went down the river
¡Fado! porque se va con la sombra
Fado! because she goes with the shadow
Dicen que fue el te quiero
They say it was I love you
De un marinero, razón de su padecer
Of a sailor, the reason for his suffering
Que en una noche en los barcos
That in a night on the boats
De contrabando, pa'l langostino se fue
Smuggled, for the shrimp he left
Y en las sombras del rio
And in the shadows of the river
Un disparo sonó
A shot rang out
Y de aquel sufrimiento, nació el lamento
And from that suffering, lament was born
De esta canción
from this song
Ay, María la portugesa
Oh, Maria the Portuguese
Desde Ayamonte hasta Faro
From Ayamonte to Faro
Se oye este fado por las tabernas
You hear this fado in the taverns
Donde bebe viño amargo
Where he drinks bitter wine
Porque canta con tristeza
Because he sings with sadness
Porque esos ojos cerrados
Because those closed eyes
Por un amor desgraciado
For an unfortunate love
Por eso canta, por eso pena
That's why she sings, that's why she hurts
¡Fado! que me faltan tus ojos
Fado! I'm missing your eyes
¡Fado! porque me falta tu boca
Fado! because I miss your mouth
¡Fado! porque se fue por el río
Fado! because he went down the river
¡Fado! porque se va con la sombra
Fado! because she goes with the shadow
¡Fado! porque se fue por el río
Fado! because he went down the river
¡Fado! porque se va con la sombra
Fado! because she goes with the shadow
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