El chacachá del tren [English translation]

I was travelling to Lisbon on a luxury train

and a very gallant Portuguese by my side

suddenly declared his love to me

faster than

that express was carrying us.

Chorus:

To the rhythm of the clatter

the train clatter

How nice is to travel

when going on an express!

Because it seems that love

with its honeyed swinging

gives more hot

than the train clatter.

When returning from the land of the fados

the very attentive and polite conductor

validated my ticket muito obrigado

declaring me he was

dying of love for me.

Chorus

I was travelling to Lisbon on a luxury train

and a very gallant Portuguese by my side

suddenly declared his love to me

faster than

that express was carrying us.

Chorus x2