Asa Branca Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Asa Branca by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Quando olhei a terra ardendo
When I saw the land burning
Qua fogueira de São João
Like a Saint John's bonfire
Eu perguntei a Deus do céu, uai
I asked God in heaven, well
Por que tamanha judiação
Why such great torment
Eu perguntei a Deus do céu, uai
I asked God in heaven, well
Por que tamanha judiação
Why such great torment
Que braseiro, que fornalha
What a blaze, what a furnace
Nem um pé de prantação
Not even one plant
Por farta d'água perdi meu gado
For lack of water I lost my cattle
Morreu de sede meu Alazão
My Sorrel died of thirst
Por farta d'água perdi meu gado
For lack of water I lost my cattle
Morreu de sede meu Alazão
My Sorrel died of thirst
Inté mesmo a asa branca
Even the white-winged dove
Bateu asas do sertão
Flew away from the sertão
Intonce eu disse a deus Rosinha
Then I said goodbye, Rosinha
Guarda contigo meu coração
Keep my heart with you
Intonce eu disse a deus Rosinha
Then I said goodbye, Rosinha
Guarda contigo meu coração
Keep my heart with you
Hoje longe muitas léguas
Today, many leagues away
Nessa triste solidão
In this sad loneliness
Espero a chuva cair de novo
I wait for the rain to fall again
Para mim vortar pro meu sertão
For me to return to my sertão
Espero a chuva cair de novo
I wait for the rain to fall again
Para mim vortar pro meu sertão
For me to return to my sertão
Quando o verde dos teus olhos
When the green of your eyes
Se espalhar na prantação
Spreads across the crops
Eu te asseguro, não chore não, viu
I assure you, don't cry, you see
Que eu vortarei, viu, meu coração
That I'll return, you see, my love
Eu te asseguro, não chore não, viu
I assure you, don't cry, you see
Que eu vortarei, viu, meu coração
That I'll return, you see, my love
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Humberto Teixeira, Luiz Gonzaga
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judiação — mistreatment / torment
Judiação is a fascinating word that conveys a strong sense of suffering and mistreatment. It's not an everyday term, making it stand out in the lyrics.
In "Asa Branca," the singer uses it to question God about the immense suffering caused by the drought: "Por que tamanha judiação?" (Why such great torment?). It perfectly captures the desperation and hardship faced by the people and the land in the Brazilian sertão.
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