O gaiteiro português [English translation]

From up North, cavaquinhos are coming;

From the North East, castanets.

From up North, cavaquinhos are coming;

From the North East, castanets.

In the Central region, they play the triangle;

In the Beiras, I can hear violas!

In the Central region, they play the triangle;

In the Beiras, I can hear violas!

The Portuguese bagpiper

Goes around from party to party,

And all the girls say:

'But, what bagpipes are these?'

But the Portuguese bagpipe,

Which can only be attuned to a single key,

It has a different rhythm

That is neither good nor bad!

The Portuguese bagpiper

Goes around from party to party,

And all the girls say:

'But, what bagpipes are these?'

When the bagpipes break down,

Men fall ill...

When the bagpipes break down,

Men fall ill...

And the bagpiper's wife

Becomes sad, all of a sudden!

And the bagpiper's wife

Becomes sad, all of a sudden!

The Portuguese bagpiper

Goes around from party to party,

And all the girls say:

'But, what bagpipes are these?'

The Portuguese bagpiper,

On days of religious festivals...

The Portuguese bagpiper,

On days of religious festivals...

Rather tipsy,

He is frightfully cheerful!

Rather tipsy,

He is frightfully cheerful!

The Portuguese bagpiper

Goes around from party to party,

And all the girls say:

'But, what bagpipes are these?'