Maria Joana – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nuno Ribeiro, Calema, Mariza

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

E virou!

And it turned!

Onde anda essa Maria?

Where is that Maria?

Eu só tenho essa Maria

I only have this Maria

Eu vim do norte direto a Lisboa

I came from the north straight to Lisbon

Atrás de um sonho

In search of a dream

Que eu nem sei se voa

That I don't even know if it flies

Tanto quanto nós voávamos

As much as we used to fly

Debaixo dos lencóis

Under the sheets

A francesinha já não tem picante

The francesinha no longer has spice

E isso faz-me lembrar os instantes

And that makes me remember the moments

Em que tu mordias os meus lábios

When you bit my lips

Depois do amor

After love

Não sei se vou aguentar

I don't know if I can hold on

O tempo que vou cá ficar

The time I'm going to stay here

Porque não estás

Because you're not here

Porque não estás aqui

Because you're not here

As lágrimas vão secar

The tears will dry

Mas a saudade vai continuar

But the longing will continue

No meu peito a chamar

In my chest calling

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre do meu lado

Come stay forever by my side

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre do meu lado

Come stay forever by my side

Minha mãe nunca me viu partir

My mother never saw me leave

Mas todo o filho um dia voa

But every child flies one day

Saudade, saudade

Longing, longing

Mamã cuida dela por mim

Mom, take care of her for me

Diz-me porque não estás aqui

Tell me why you're not here

Maria, sem ti fico à toa

Maria, without you I'm lost

Saudade, saudade

Longing, longing

Maria, eu quero-te ver

Maria, I want to see you

Não sei se vou aguentar

I don't know if I can hold on

O tempo que vou cá ficar

The time I'm going to stay here

Porque a saudade aperta o meu peito

Because the longing tightens my chest

E dói demais (dói demais)

And it hurts too much (hurts too much)

As lágrimas vão secar

The tears will dry

Mas a saudade vai continuar

But the longing will continue

No meu peito a chamar

In my chest calling

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Maria Joana, Maria Joana

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre do meu lado

Come stay forever by my side

Maria Joana (Maria), Maria Joana

Maria Joana (Maria), Maria Joana

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre do meu lado

Come stay forever by my side

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

Quantas lágrimas chorei

How many tears have I cried

Quantas noites não dormi

How many nights have I not slept

Cada gota que eu deitei

Each drop that I shed

Fez um rio que me leva a ti

Made a river that takes me to you

Maria Joana

Maria Joana

Maria Joana (quantas lágrimas chorei)

Maria Joana (how many tears have I cried)

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre

Come stay forever

Do meu lado (quantas noites não dormi)

By my side (how many nights have I not slept)

Maria Joana (ai, Maria)

Maria Joana (oh, Maria)

Maria Joana (cada gota que eu deitei)

Maria Joana (each drop that I shed)

Apanha o primeiro autocarro

Catch the first bus

Vem ficar pra sempre do meu lado

Come stay forever by my side

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria, Maria

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

(Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria)

Quantas lágrimas chorei

How many tears have I cried

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Maria /maˈɾi.ɐ/ A1	noun - a female given name
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for something or someone that one loves
lágrima /ˈlaɡɾimɐ/ B1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection and concern towards another
sonho /ˈsõɲu/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
partir /paʁˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to leave a place or situation
voar /voˈaʁ/ B1	verb - to move through the air using wings
lado /ˈlaðu/ A1	noun - a position to the side of something
primeiro /pɾiˈmeɾu/ A2	adjective - first in order, rank, or importance
ficar /fiˈkaʁ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place or condition
lembrar /lẽˈbɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to cause someone to remember something
chorar /ʃoˈɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as a response to emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu só tenho essa Maria

  ➔ Use of the verb "ter" in the present tense to express possession.

  ➔ "Tenho" is the first person singular form of "ter" in the present tense, meaning "to have" or "possess."

• Apanha o primeiro autocarro

  ➔ Use of the verb "apanhar" in the present tense meaning "to catch" or "to take".

  ➔ "Apanha" is the third person singular present tense of "apanhar," meaning "to catch" or "to take."

• Porque não estás aqui

  ➔ Use of the present tense of "estar" with second person singular "estás" for location or condition.

  ➔ "Estás" is the second person singular present tense of "estar," meaning "to be" (location or condition).

• As lágrimas vão secar

  ➔ Use of the verb "ir" in the present tense + infinitive "secar" to form the near future tense.

  ➔ "Vão" is the third person plural form of "ir" in the present, combined with the infinitive "secar" to indicate a future action.

• Quantas lágrimas chorei

  ➔ Use of the preposition "quantas" to ask about the quantity of tears, and past tense "chorei" of "chorar" to indicate past emotion.

  ➔ "Quantas" asks about the number of tears, and "chorei" is the first person past tense of "chorar," meaning "cried."