Malva-Rosa

Malva-Rosa

Malva-Rosa

Green shawl, malva-greenXaile verde, verde-malva
Shaken and all gracefulSacudida e toda airosa
As dawn barely brokeAinda mal rompia a alva
Rosa left homeSaía de casa a Rosa

The flutter of her shawlO esvoaçar do seu xaile
Had the people intriguedTrazia o povo intrigado
And poor Rosa, after allE a pobre Rosa, afinal
Went to mass and to the marketIa à missa e ao mercado

The rose that bloomed in her rosebushA rosa que abrisse na sua roseira
Didn't have the charm of that brunetteNão tinha a maneira daquela morena
Light, mischievous, beautifulLigeira, brejeira, formosa
She seemed like a small featherParecia uma pena pequena
That RosaEssa Rosa

They say that since childhoodDizem que desde criança
That shawl defined herAquele xaile a compunha
To the point that the neighborhoodA ponto da vizinhança
Gave Rosa that nicknameÀ Rosa pôr essa alcunha

That charming nicknameEssa alcunha graciosa
That no one can escapeDe que já ninguém a salva
They called her Malva-RosaChamavam-lhe a Malva-Rosa
With her green-malva shawlCom seu xaile verde-malva