Ai, Maria

Oh, Maria

Ai, Maria

How pretty Maria is, how prettyQue bonita é a Maria, que bonita
What grace Maria hasQue graça a Maria tem
How she puts the ribbon in her hairComo ela no cabelo põe a fita
No one knows how to put it like herComo ela, não a sabe pôr ninguém
So pretty, that ribbon in her hair!Tão bonita, no cabelo, aquela fita!

As the night dies, the day has not yet been bornMal morre a noite, inda não nasceu o dia
Maria is already at the fountainJá na fonte vai Maria
Here comes Maria, with a bucket on her headLá vem Maria, lata dágua na cabeça
Oh, Maria! Oh, Maria!Ai, Maria! Ai, Maria!

When she goes down, as the morning approachesQuando desce, mal a manhã se avizinha
A thousand eyes are following herMil olhos a vão seguindo
When she goes up, almost at the end of the eveningQuando sobe, quase fechada a tardinha
Maria hears from a thousand mouthsDe mil bocas a Maria vai ouvindo
Poor thing, but she has the demeanor of a queen!Pobrezinha, mas tem porte de rainha!