Washington, 1994.
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This transcription intended to be 99.95% accurate.
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Margarida vai a fonte
Margarida vai a fonte
Vai encher a cantarinha
Brotam lirios pelo monte
Margarida vai a fonte
Vai [a?] fonte e vem [sosinha?]
Seus olhos verdes risonhos
Seus olhos verdes risonhos
Nunca pousam em ninguem
Parecem viver de sonhos
Mais [vagos?] de que risonhos
Mas [sao?] risonhos tambem
[E tao?] pequena a casa d'ela
[E tao?] pequena a casa d'ela
Fica [a?] beira do caminho
Os canteiros da janela
Envolvendo a casa d'ela
Tem aroma a rosmaninho
Margarida quando passa
Margarida quando passa
Leva saia d'algodao
Mas tem sorrisos de graca
Quando ri e quando passa
Fitando os olhos no [chao?]
[E tao?] airosa e delgadinha
[E tao?] airosa e delgadinha
A forma do seu andar
Lembra um vou de andorinha
Quando passa de tardinha
Por sobre a borda do mar
Linda flor desconhecida
Linda flor desconhecida
Que o sol beijou ao nascer
Deixa-te estar escondida
Margarida, Margarida
Nessa paz do teu viver.
Translation by Alice Avila
Margarida goes to the fountain
Margarida goes to the fountain
To fill the little pitcher
Lillies blossom on the hill
Margarida goes to the fountain
Goes to the fountain and comes alone
Her green laughing eyes
Her green laughing eyes
Never gaze upon anyone
The seem to live of dreams
More vague than full of laughter
But full of laughter, too
Her house is so small
Her house is so small
It is at the side of the road
Surrounding her house
The boxes at the window
Have an aroma of rosemary
When Margarida goes by
When Margarida goes by
She wears a cotton skirt
But she has gracious smiles
When she laughs and when she passes
Fixing her eyes on the ground
She is so graceful and slim
She is so graceful and slim
The way in which she walks
Resembles the flight of a swallow
When it passes at sunset
Over the border of the sea
Beautiful unknown flower
Beautiful unknown flower
Whom the sun kisses at birth
Remain hidden
Margarida, Margarida
In that peace in which you live.