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madredeus song lines: alfama

English translation: Madredeus song lines: Alfama

15:35 Oct 16, 2000
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Portuguese term or phrase: madredeus song lines: alfama
Má sorte, foi amor que não retive,
E se calhar distrai-me ...
Qualquer coisa que encontrei
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:38
English translation:Madredeus song lines: Alfama
Explanation:
Bad luck it was love that I never kept
Maybe I got distracted...
Something that I found.


I am not a poet, so I don't claim this to be a nice literary translation. But it gives you the general meaning, for you to polish a bit.
Again, Madredeus other than the name of the band is also the name of a neighborhood. The same goes for Alfama.
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José Malaquias
Portugal
Local time: 09:38
Grading comment
Thanks for all your contributions,malaquias, to everyone else too. I think I have manged to distribute the points, as all answers were helpful
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
naMother God: Alfama
Luis Luis
naMadredeus song lines: Alfama
José Malaquias
nawith reservations:
Jon Zuber (X)


  

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1 hr
Mother God: Alfama


Explanation:
Bad luck! It was love I didn't keep,
Maybe a distraction...
Something I found

Note: Alfama is one of Lisbon's old quarters a remnant of the Arab life in the city, before the Christian conquest. Another is Mouraria, which the name itself invokes it's ethnicity; Moors.

Regards.
Luis Luis

Luis Luis
United States
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 107
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12 hrs
Madredeus song lines: Alfama


Explanation:
Bad luck it was love that I never kept
Maybe I got distracted...
Something that I found.


I am not a poet, so I don't claim this to be a nice literary translation. But it gives you the general meaning, for you to polish a bit.
Again, Madredeus other than the name of the band is also the name of a neighborhood. The same goes for Alfama.

José Malaquias
Portugal
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 30
Grading comment
Thanks for all your contributions,malaquias, to everyone else too. I think I have manged to distribute the points, as all answers were helpful
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14 hrs
with reservations:


Explanation:
Bad luck,
it was love I didn't hold on to,
guess I got distracted ...
—Something I came across.

Too many "I"s, and a complete mismatch with what I offered for the other bit of "Alfama".

Jon Zuber (X)
PRO pts in pair: 19
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