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    Amalia → English translation

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Amalia

Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
 
Amalia, Amalia dice,
Amalia, Amalia ride,
Amalia ha l’anima sospesa
e fumo da respirare,
Cuore di rosa mal recisa
e voce di arance amare
e la balera già gremita
e un nodo alla gola,
tutta la folla grida: ''Evviva!''
ma Amalia canta da sola.
 
Amalia, Amalia dice “ho una ferita da cantare”,
Amala, Amalia vive per una carezza.
Amalia Amalia dice “ho una ferita da cantare”,
Amalia, Amalia ride, è pura bellezza.
 
Se pra a tua boca eu fosse un pão,
uma boa razão para ficar
e a sede, una fonte,
una cidade de mil chafariz.
Se eu fosse un passo que ecoa
em cada subida de Lisboa,
una chuva na sua porta,
a sombra que te escolta.
Quem escreve o destino, palavra de ouro
cada fadiga é preciosa,
não tem espinho sem rosa.
No entanto talvez pergunto
o que você esconde no mundo
sob a trama tecer o seu xaile preto.
 
Amalia, Amalia diz “tenho una ferida a cantar”,
Amalia, Amalie vive por uma caricia.
Amalia, Amalia diz “tenho una ferida a cantar”,
Amalia, Amalia ri, é pura beleza.
 
La tua voce sta sospesa
e rimango ad ascoltare
una canzone mai sentita,
così bella da far male,
che ci vorrebbe un altro cuore
un dolore di meno
e mi lascia guardarti come la terra guarda il cielo.
 
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
 
Amalia, Amalia dice “ho una ferita da cantare”,
Amala, Amalia vive per una carezza.
Amalia Amalia dice “ho una ferita da cantare”,
Amalia, Amalia ride, è pura bellezza.
 
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
Alma de fado,
alma de fado,
alma de fado, nenhuma tristeza.
 
Translation

Amalia

Soul of fado1
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
 
Amalia2, Amalia says
Amalia, Amalia laughs
Amalia has her soul suspended
And smoke of breathing
A heart of a badly cut rose
And a voice of bitter oranges
And already has the concert hall full
And a lump in the throat
The whole crowd shouts cheers
But Amalia sings alone
 
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia lives for a caress
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia laughs, it's pure beauty
 
If I was a bread to your mouth
A good reason for you to stay
And a fountain to your thirst
A city of a thousand fountains
If I was a step that echoes in every
Ascent of Lisbon
A rain on your door
The shadow that follows you
Who writes fate, word of gold?
Every fatigue is precious
You don't have a thorn without a rose
However, I may ask
What you hide in the world
Under the weft weave your black shawl3
 
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia lives for a caress
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia laughs, it's pure beauty
 
And your voice is suspended
And I remain to listen
A song never heard
So beautiful to hurt
That it would take another heart
A reduced pain
And it leaves me to look at you as the earth looks at the sky
 
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
No sadness
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
 
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia lives for a caress
Amalia, Amalia says "I have a sore when I'm singing"
Amalia, Amalia laughs, it's pure beauty
 
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
Soul of fado
Soul of fado
Soul of fado, no sadness
 
  • 1. Portuguese folk music for excellence
  • 2. Portuguese fado singer and actress, known as the Queen of Fado, who popularized this music style worldwide (1920-1999)
  • 3. a fado symbol, popularized by Amalia
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Comments
ineditoinedito    Wed, 07/08/2019 - 19:47

I’ve fixed some mistakes. Please, update your translation.

RadixIceRadixIce
   Sun, 27/10/2019 - 18:57

Due to merging of duplicate entries, the source lyrics might have been updated. Please review your translation.