Julia the florist
Bohemian and fadista;
So says the tradition,
Was in Lisbon
A figurehead
Of our song.
Bizarre character
Who, by the sound of the "guitarra"
Lived the fado
She sold flowers
But her loveaffairs
She never sold!
Chorus
Oh, Julia the florist!
Your beautiful history
Time marked it
In our memory.
Oh, Julia the florist!
Your voice echoes
In the neighbourhood's evenings
Bohemians, fadistas
Of our Lisbon!
Slippers on her feet,
An air of rabble
In her way of walking...
If Julia walked by
Lisbon would stand still
To listen to her singing!
A selling-shout in the air,
The song on the lips
Speaking of loves;
Next to the chest,
The charm and manner
Of the flower basket.
Chorus
Oh, Julia the florist!
Your beautiful history
Time marked it
In our memory.
Oh, Julia the florist!
Your voice echoes
In the neighbourhood,
Bohemian, fadista evenings
Of our Lisbon!