A Boneca

The Doll

A Boneca

Leaving the ball and the shuttlecockDeixando a bola e a peteca
That they were playing with just a moment agoCom que ainda há pouco brincavam
Because of a dollPor causa de uma boneca
Two girls were fightingDuas meninas brigavam

The first one said: It's mine!Dizia a primeira: É minha!
It's mine! The other shoutedÉ minha! A outra gritava
And neither could contain themselvesE nenhuma se continha
Nor let go of the dollNem a boneca largava

The one who suffered the most (poor thing!)Quem mais sofria (coitada!)
Was the doll. It already hadEra a boneca. Já tinha
All its clothes tornToda a roupa estraçalhada
And its little face wrinkledE amarrotada a carinha

They pulled so hard on itTanto puxaram por ela
That the poor thing tore in halfQue a pobre rasgou-se ao meio
Losing the yellow stuffingPerdendo a estopa amarela
That filled itQue lhe formava o recheio

And, after so much effortE, ao fim de tanta fadiga
Returning to the ball and the shuttlecockVoltando à bola e à peteca
Both, because of the fightAmbas, por causa da briga
Were left without the dollFicaram sem a boneca