O xote das meninas [English translation]

Mandacaru*

When it blooms in the drought

It's a sign that the rain is coming to the backcountry

Every girl that gets tired

Of her doll

It's a sign that love

Has already come to her heart...

Long stockings

She doesn't want to wear low shoes anymore

Dress tight at the waist

She doesn't want it made from poor fabric anymore

She only wants

Only thinks about dating

She only wants

Only thinks about dating

Early in the morning, she's got all her make-up on

She's always sighing

Daydreaming

Dad takes to the doctor

The sick daughter

She doesn't eat, doesn't study

Doesn't sleep, doesn't care...

She only wants

Only thinks about dating

She only wants

Only thinks about dating

But the doctor doesn't even examine her

Calling the father aside,

Soon tells him quietly

That this is because of the age

That, for a girl like this,

There isn't a single remedy

In all Medicine...

She only wants

Only thinks about dating

She only wants

Only thinks about dating