Sou filha das ervas [English translation]

I bring the rosemary, I bring Saramago

It smells like jasmine,

The rest that I bring

I bring the remedies 1

For the heart

Made of little herbs

Which I grabbed up from the ground!

I am daughter of the herbs

I grew up on them

Eating them sour

All that I could find

Behind the ants

I spent hours

I am daughter of the herbs

And little more do I know!

Defoliated rose

Who stripped you of your petals?

It was the dawn

Which passed through me

It was the dawn

Which passed vainly

It left bare

The beautiful rose!

I am daughter of the herbs

I grew up on them

Eating them sour

All that I could find

Behind the ants

I spent hours

I am daughter of the herbs

And little more do I know!

Branches of the willow tree

Earth opening up in flower

True love

Is my love

Poppy that screams

In the golden wheat

Beautiful girl

Queen of the meadow!

I am daughter of the herbs

I grew up on them

Eating them sour

All that I could find

Behind the ants

I spent hours

I am daughter of the herbs

And little more do I know!

1. "Mezinhas" is a rare word from more archaic Portuguese

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues
• Album:Lagrima