Maria, Maria [English translation]

Maria, Maria

Is a gift, a certain magic

A force that reminds us

A woman who deserves

To live and love

Like anyone else

On the planet

Maria, Maria

Is the sound, is the color, is the persistence

Is the higher and slower dosage

Of people who laugh things off

When they are supposed to be crying

And end up not living, just keep enduring

But, you must be strong

You must have obstinacy

You must have desire to win, always

She who brings written on her skin this trace

Maria, maria

A mix of pain and joy

But you must be smart

You must be funny

You must always dream of something

She who brings written on her skin this trace

Always has the strange habit

To have faith in life...

But, you must be strong

You must have obstinacy

You must have desire to win, always

Maria, Maria

A mix of pain and joy

But you must be smart

You must be funny

You must always dream of something

She who brings written on her skin this trace

Always has the strange habit

To have faith in life...

Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!

Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!

Lá Lá Lá Lerererê Lerererê

Lá Lá Lá Lerererê Lerererê

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!

Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!

Lá Lá Lá Lerererê Lerererê!

Lá Lá Lá Lerererê Lerererê!...

(Repeat, again, again and over again...)

• Artist:Milton Nascimento