Maria Rita
Duo Ouro Negro Lyrics

Foi um dia nas fontainhas
The singer saw Maria Rita talking to her friends one day in the Fontainhas area.

Que a vi falando com umas amigas
He saw her talking to some of her friends.

Atirei-lhe beijos, elas riram das gracinhas
He blew kisses to her and her friends laughed at his joking behavior.

São coisas próprias das raparigas
The girls' laughter was typical of their age and gender.

E eu voltei, todos os dias a procurei
He went back to the same spot every day to look for Maria Rita.

E soube que ela se chamava Rita
He eventually found out her name was Rita.

Foi a moça mais bacana que encontrei
He thought she was the coolest girl he had met.

E tinha os cabelos presos com uma fita
He noticed she wore a ribbon to keep her hair tied up.

REFRÃO: Maria Rita, Maria Rita
Chorus repeating the name of Maria Rita.

Eu pergunto à multidão, mas ninguém a viu passar
He asks the crowd if they have seen Maria Rita, but nobody has.

Dou uma vela a S. João se a voltar a encontrar
He promises to give a candle to St. John if he finds her again.

Quando chegou a madrugada
When it became early morning.

Ninguém sabia de nada
Nobody knew where Maria Rita was.

E eu voltei tão triste, tão triste
He went back home feeling very sad.

Que se ela soubesse voltava para me abraçar
He thinks if Maria Rita knew how sad he was, she would come back to hug him.

Era noite de S. João
It was St. John's Night.

Toda a cidade estava iluminada
The whole city was lit up.

E toda a gente vinha em folia, em turbilhão
Everyone was coming together to celebrate and have fun.

E nessa gente vinha a minha amada
Maria Rita was among the people.

E trazia a amarrar o cabelo negro
She had her black hair tied up with the same ribbon as before.

A mesma fita da cor do céu
The ribbon was the same color as the sky.

Com a mão atirou-me um beijo
She blew him a kiss with her hand.

E entre a multidão desapareceu
She disappeared into the crowd.