Translation of the song lyrics Ela Tinha Uma Amiga - Mário Laginha, Camané

Ela Tinha Uma Amiga (original)

Ela tinha uma amiga chamada Maria
Que era quem me atendia quando eu telefonava
Ela tinha uma amiga chamada Maria
A quem ela dizia para dizer que não estava
E quando eu insistia, e não desligava
Era sempre a Maria
Que me mentia e me consolava
E perguntava o que é que eu lhe queria
Ela tinha uma amiga chamada Maria
Que nunca sabia por onde ela andava
Ela tinha uma amiga chamada Maria
De quem se servia quando me enganava
E quando eu lá ia, e não a encontrava
Era sempre a Maria
Que me dizia que ela não tardava
Que me jurava que ela voltaria
Quando eu ia buscá-la, e a gente saía
Era sempre a Maria que nos animava
Quando eu a convidava, e ela não queria
Era com a Maria que eu sempre dançava
E quando eu inventava uma melodia
Era sempre a Maria
Que me aplaudia, e ela não ligava
E eu ficava a cantar prá a Maria
No cinema, no escuro, quando eu a beijava
Ela empalidecia, a Maria corava
Ela não me ligava e adormecia
E era com a Maria
Que eu conversava
E que eu ficava quase até ser dia
Ela tinha uma amiga chamada Maria
A quem ela dizia p´ra dizer que não estava
Até que outro dia ela me telefonou
E eu disse: Maria…
E eu disse: Maria!
E eu disse: «Maria, vai dizer que eu não estou!»

(translation)

She had a friend named Maria
Who was the one who answered me when I called
She had a friend named Maria
Who did she tell to say she wasn't
And when I insisted, and didn't hang up
It was always Mary
Who lied to me and consoled me
And she asked what I wanted from her
She had a friend named Maria
Who never knew where she was going
She had a friend named Maria
Who used when I was deceived
And when I went there, and couldn't find her
It was always Mary
Who told me that she didn't take long
Who swore to me that she would come back
When I would pick up her, and we would leave
It was always Maria who encouraged us
When I invited her, and she didn't want
It was with Maria that I always danced
And when I invented a melody
It was always Mary
Who applauded me, and she didn't care
And I would sing to Maria
In the cinema, in the dark, when I kissed her
She turned pale, Maria blushed
She didn't call me and fall asleep
And it was with Maria
that I talked
And that I stayed almost until it was day
She had a friend named Maria
Who did she tell to say she wasn't
Until the other day she called me
And I said: Maria…
And I said: Maria!
And I said: «Maria, go say I'm not there!»