Maria Lisboa [English translation]

She's a fishwife, wearing sandals,

She moves like a cat.

In the basket, the caravel,

In the heart, the frigate.

In the basket, the caravel,

In the heart, the frigate.

Instead of crows, on the shawl,

Seagulls come and land.

When the wind brings her to the ball,

She dances with the sea.

When the wind brings her to the ball,

She dances with the sea.

A dress of shells,

Seaweeds on her hair.

And in her veins, the yelp

Of the motor of a trawler.

And in her veins, the yelp

Of the motor of a trawler.

She sells dreams and sea breeze,

She shouts storms,

Her first name - Maria,

Her surname - Lisboa.

Her first name - Maria,

Her surname - Lisboa.

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues