| Oxalá Te Veja (original) | Oxalá Te Veja (translation) |
|---|---|
| Tenho dores | I have pain |
| Fechadas em caixinhas | Closed in boxes |
| Contra mim, contra ti, contra lá | Against me, against you, against there |
| Contra os dias que passam | Against the days that pass |
| A meu lado | by my side |
| Tenho dores | I have pain |
| Fechadas em caixinhas | Closed in boxes |
| Contra aqui, contra ali, contra cá | Against here, against there, against here |
| (Mas) Que me dizem — estou aqui | (But) What they tell me — I'm here |
| Estamos lá | we are there |
| Ah diz-me lá | Oh tell me there |
| Ah diz. | Oh says. |
| me aqui | me here |
| Oxalá, oxalá te veja a meu lado | I hope, I hope I see you by my side |
| Ao pé de mim | next to me |
| (Ah oxalá te veja a meu lado | (Oh I hope you see my side |
| Ah oxalá te veja bem aqui | Ah hope see you well here |
| Ah oxalá te veja ao meu lado | Oh I hope I see you by my side |
| Ao pé de mim | next to me |
| Glória à Hermínia ao Marceneiro e tais fadistas | Glory to Hermínia to the Joiner and such fado singers |
| Glória à ginjinha ao medronho e à revista | Glory to the ginjinha to the medronho and the magazine |
| (Glória à Hermínia) | (Glory to Herminia) |
