Foi na Travessa da Palha [English translation]

It was on the narrow street of Palha

where my lover, a despicable man,

made my heart bleed.

He brought with him another lover,

and came swaggering, conceited,

with a touch of provocation.

In a tavern called Friagem

among many fados1

I confronted them without spite.

Because the woman he had with him

certainly wasn't even worth

a shadow of my love.

To see which of us had more zeal

we sang as a challenge,

me and that nobody.

I made her look like a fool

proving myself the better fadista2

proving to be more of a woman.

It was one of many scenes

among others that I've lived in my life

that cannot be forgotten.

All I know is that in the morning

when it was all said and done,

the two of us went home together

the two of us went home together.

1. Fado is a music genre2. A fado singer.

• Artist:Lila Downs
• Album:Fados