Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Um marinheiro chegou
No carnaval de Olinda
Em busca de seu grande amor
Uma princesa tão linda
Será que ele vem de Holanda?
Quem sabe de São Salvador?
Lisboa, de Angola, Loanda,
Em busca de seu grande amor?
Que brinca no bloco das flores
Nas virgens no alto da Sé
Seu nome é Maria das Dores
E ele é o pirata chamado José.
Translation
A sailor arrived
At the Olinda carnival
In search of his great love
A princess so beautiful
Could he be from Holland?
Who knows, from São Salvador?
Lisbon, from Angola, Luanda,
In search of his great love?
Who plays in the flower block
In the virgins at the top of the Sé
Her name is Maria das Dores
And he is the pirate called José.
