Saia Rodada – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Carminho
• Album: Canto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Portuguese Fado with Carminho's "Saia Rodada." This song beautifully captures the universal feelings of longing and excited anticipation, offering a glimpse into the heart of Fado music and Portuguese culture.

[English]

I wore the flared skirt

To spice up the arrival

Of my love

On the wall, I posted the wedding

I prayed in all the chapels

For my love

He comes from far away from the city and has

Eyes filled with longing for me

And I send him kisses and messages in my pictures

He thinks about marrying at the end of next summer

If only summer could last forever

Because I am so nervous about this thing of getting married, my God

I wore the flared skirt

To spice up the arrival

Of my love

On the wall, I posted the wedding

I prayed in all the chapels

For my love

So many times I thought too

To leave here behind your arms

With my head in the wind and doubting what he does over there

It's the jealousy that longing has

And if to jealousy I already said goodbye

Today I completely kill the longings that the boy gives me

I wore the flared skirt

To spice up the arrival

Of my love

On the wall, I posted the wedding

I prayed in all the chapels

For my love

...

I wore the flared skirt

To spice up the arrival

Of my love

On the wall, I posted the wedding

I prayed in all the chapels

For my love

I wore the flared skirt

To spice up the arrival

Of my love

On the wall, I posted the wedding

I prayed in all the chapels

For my love

...

[Portuguese]

Vesti a saia rodada

Pra apimentar a chegada

Do meu amor

No mural postei as bodas

Rezei nas capelas todas

Pelo meu amor

Vem lá de longe da cidade e tem

Os olhos rasos de saudade em mim

E eu mando-lhe beijos e recados em retratos meus

Pensa em casar no fim do verão que vem

Antes pudesse o verão não mais ter fim

Que eu estou tão nervosa com esta coisa do casar, meu Deus

Vesti a saia rodada

Pra apimentar a chegada

Do meu amor

No mural postei as bodas

Rezei nas capelas todas

Pelo meu amor

Por tantas vezes pensei eu também

Sair daqui atrás dos braços seus

De cabeça ao vento e a duvidar o que faz ele por lá

São os ciúmes que a saudade tem

E se aos ciúmes eu já disse adeus

Hoje mato inteiras as saudades que o rapaz me dá

Vesti a saia rodada

Pra apimentar a chegada

Do meu amor

No mural postei as bodas

Rezei nas capelas todas

Pelo meu amor

Vesti a saia rodada

Pra apimentar a chegada

Do meu amor

No mural postei as bodas

Rezei nas capelas todas

Pelo meu amor

Vesti a saia rodada

Pra apimentar a chegada

Do meu amor

No mural postei as bodas

Rezei nas capelas todas

Pelo meu amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vesti /ˈvɛʃti/ B1	verb - to wear
saia /ˈsajɐ/ A2	noun - skirt
rodada /ʁoˈdada/ B2	adjective - round, circular
chegada /ʃeˈɣadɐ/ A2	noun - arrival
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
mural /muˈɾaw/ B2	noun - wall
bodas /ˈbodɐʃ/ A2	noun - wedding
rezei /ʁeˈzej/ B1	verb - to pray
capelas /kɐˈpɛlɐʃ/ A2	noun - chapels, small churches
saudade /sawˈdad(ə)/ B2	noun - longing, nostalgic feeling
recados /ʁɪˈkaduz/ B2	noun - messages, notes
pensar /pẽˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to think
brancos /ˈbɾɐ̃kuʃ/ B2	noun - arms
duvidar /duviˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to doubt
ciúmes /siˈumiz/ B2	noun - jealousy
ama /aˈma/ A1	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Vesti a saia rodada

  ➔ Use of the present indicative with object pronoun attachment

  ➔ The phrase 'Vesti a saia rodada' combines the present tense of 'vestir' ('to wear') with the direct object pronoun 'a', indicating 'I wear the flowy skirt'.

• Pra apimentar a chegada

  ➔ Use of 'pra' as colloquial contraction of 'para' indicating purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'Pra apimentar a chegada' expresses an intention or purpose, meaning 'to spice up the arrival'.

• Rezei nas capelas todas

  ➔ Use of the past tense of 'rezer' (to pray) with preposition 'nas' indicating 'in the chapels'

  ➔ The verb 'rezei' is in the simple past tense of 'rezer' ('to pray'), and 'nas capelas' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'in the chapels'.

• Pensa em casar no fim do verão que vem

  ➔ Use of the verb 'pensar' in the present tense with preposition 'em' followed by infinitive 'casar' to express intention or plan

  ➔ The phrase 'Pensa em casar' combines 'pensar' (to think) with 'em' (in/on/about) and the infinitive 'casar' (to marry) to express a plan or intention.

• Que eu estou tão nervosa com esta coisa do casar, meu Deus

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'estar' to describe emotional state, with adverb 'tão' for degree

  ➔ The phrase 'Que eu estou tão nervosa' uses 'estar' in the present tense to express feeling nervous, with 'tão' emphasizing the degree of nervousness.