Saudade dela [English translation]

Refrain:

Ai, ai, I'm missing

I am missing her

She has left: gone.

I remain without her

Fount of wisdom,

Where all I would find

Was the song of the mother source

Of the people of my homeland.

When I was a canary

Today I sing alone

And always remember her.

Look how life turns out,

Aê, aê how the cookie crumbles

Aê, aê, how the cookie crumbles

Aê, aê, how the cookie crumbles

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Our happy home, she has left

Saying that she was tired, already.

She left a big smile

And a sweet song of peace.

There were so many happy times

Served up on a platter

On a sumptuous table of gold

Shining like silver.

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Lady of the house, bear with me

While I dance on the veranda

With a hat on my head

And a machete in my hand

Let me hand out in your living room

Let me loiter in your living room

Let me waste time in your salon

I came here to waste time

I came here to fritter away time,

To kill time, kill time, kill time,

Fidget like a dove in the sand.

(Refrain)