Halfway blue and high boot
To reign with all the maltha1
It is the king of the trachytes2
Oh tympana3
Oh the frivolous woman in the carriage
From the hat to the Patuleia4
Makes all the women get together
In the Rossio Square5
When I lead the ballerinas
From the theater to the Lumiar6
I dance and the parish dances
And the ponies dance
In the ballet of Lisbon
There isn't just any person there
That the ponies draw attention from
They are Fado singers
They are horses of high schools
Oh of the rods that play the viola
That of the saddle which is tabby
Beats the Fado7
When I beat for the marmots
It rolls up high, it rolls down low
I give wine to my horses
But I'm the one that's drunk
I already went for so much waiting
I already wore so many hats
I already know so many oxen
That I throw them the hat
1. earth pitch/mineral tar2. igneous volcanic rock3. type of architectural arch4. Brazilian revolution5. iconic landmark in Portugal6. area at the northern edge of Lisbon7. fate