María Carnaval e Cinzas

Maria of Carnival and Ashes

María Carnaval e Cinzas

Maria was born in the early morning,Nació maría de madrugada,
The night was fading, the day was dawningSe iba la noche, llegaba el día
And her lovely outfit was made of flowers,Y fue de flores su lindo ajuar,
Maria was born during carnival.Nació maría en carnaval.

That's why her name is just Maria,Por eso su nombre, tan solo maría,
Like so many other Marias in bloom,Igual que otras tantas marías en flor,
Marias who dance, Marias who sing,Marías que bailan, marías que cantan,
Marias who dream of samba and love.Marías que sueñan con samba y amor.

It wasn't night, it wasn't day,No era de noche, no era de día,
It was early morning when she came to be,Fue madrugada cuando nacía,
She arrived with samba, long live Maria!Llego con samba, ¡viva maría!
Maybe luck would smile upon her.Quizás la suerte le sonreiría.

Maybe when she grows up and dances with flair,Tal vez cuando crezca y te baile con arte,
Carrying banners in the carnivalPortando estandartes en el carnaval
And all your dreams, little Maria,Y todos tus sueños, pequeña maría,
Will one day find their beautiful end.Encuentren un día su lindo final.

Maria died in the early morning,Murió maría de madrugada,
When the parties were dying too,Cuando las fiestas tambien morían,
Her poor outfit was made of ashes,Fue de ceniza su pobre ajuar,
Barely living a carnival.Viviendo apenas un carnaval.

That's why her name was just Maria,Por eso su nombre fue solo maría,
Like so many other Marias in bloom,Igual que otras tantas marías en flor,
Marias who suffer, Marias who speak,Marías que sufren, marías que hablan,
Of sorrows and loves, of samba and pain.De penas y amores, de samba y dolor.

It wasn't night, it wasn't day,No era de noche, no era de día,
Just remnants of fantasy,Solo eran restos de fantasía,
Just ashes, poor Maria!Solo cenizas, ¡pobre maría!
Life would never smile upon her.Jamás la vida le sonreiría.

She would never again carry banners,Que nunca ya iría portando estandartes,
Dancing with flair the triumphant sambaBailando con arte la samba triunfal
And all her dreams, little Maria,Y todos sus sueños, pequeña maría,
Died one day during carnival.Murieron un día de carnaval.

Maria died in the early morning,Murió maría de madrugada,
When the parties were dying too,Cuando las fiestas también morían,
Her poor outfit was made of ashes,Fue de ceniza su pobre ajuar,
Barely living a carnival.Viviendo apenas un carnaval.