Menina da Aldeia

I met you as a kid, when you lived in the village
You were an ugly girl with flip-flops on your feet
Always messy-haired, with torn clothes on the chairs
All day long sifting through the coffee harvest

Now I see you, completely different
So beautiful and charming, a stunning woman
I wanted so much to be your first boyfriend
Your passionate husband, full of love and faith

Girl from the village
Oh, how I wish I could go back
To those school days again
And study with you once more

Girl from the village
I still remember like it was yesterday
I’d take your bag on the way
Just to see you cry

Who would’ve thought you’d turn out so pretty?
You don’t wear that cotton dress anymore, or those tied sandals
You’re modern now, with beautiful curves at your waist
You really look like a sculpture, graceful in your walk

Time transformed that ugly girl
Into a mermaid’s body, a stunning woman
I wanted so much to be your first boyfriend
Your passionate husband, full of love and faith

Girl from the village
Oh, how I wish I could go back
To those school days again
And study with you once more

Girl from the village
I still remember like it was yesterday
I’d take your bag on the way
Just to see you cry