O timpanas [English translation]

Halfway blue and high boot

To reign with all the maltha1

It is the king of the trachytes2

Oh tympana3

Oh the frivolous woman in the carriage

From the hat to the Patuleia4

Makes all the women get together

In the Rossio Square5

When I lead the ballerinas

From the theater to the Lumiar6

I dance and the parish dances

And the ponies dance

In the ballet of Lisbon

There isn't just any person there

That the ponies draw attention from

They are Fado singers

They are horses of high schools

Oh of the rods that play the viola

That of the saddle which is tabby

Beats the Fado7

When I beat for the marmots

It rolls up high, it rolls down low

I give wine to my horses

But I'm the one that's drunk

I already went for so much waiting

I already wore so many hats

I already know so many oxen

That I throw them the hat

1. earth pitch/mineral tar2. igneous volcanic rock3. type of architectural arch4. Brazilian revolution5. iconic landmark in Portugal6. area at the northern edge of Lisbon7. fate

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues
• Album:Ai, Mouraria