Asa Branca Lyrics in English Gilberto Gil
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Asa Branca by Gilberto Gil from Portuguese to English.
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Quando olhei a terra ardendo
When I looked at the burning earth
Qua fogueira de São João
Qua Bonfire of Saint John
Eu preguntei a Deus do céu, uai
I asked God from heaven, wow
Por que tamanha judiação
Why such judgment
Eu preguntei a Deus do céu, uai
I asked God from heaven, wow
Por que tamanha judiação
Why such judgment
Que braseiro, que fornaia
What a brazier, what a furnace
Nem um pé de plantação
Not a foot of plantation
Por farta d'água perdi meu gado
Because I had enough water, I lost my cattle
Morreu de sede meu alazão
My sorrel died of thirst
Por farta d'água perdi meu gado
Because I had enough water, I lost my cattle
Morreu de sede meu alazão
My sorrel died of thirst
Inté mesmo a asa branca
Even the white wing
Bateu asas do sertão
Flapped its wings from the backlands
Intonce eu disse adeus Rosinha
Intonce I said goodbye Rosinha
Guarda contigo meu coração
Keep my heart with you
Intonce eu disse adeus Rosinha
Intonce I said goodbye Rosinha
Guarda contigo meu coração
Keep my heart with you
Hoje longe muitas léguas
Many leagues away today
Numa triste solidão
In a sad solitude
Espero a chuva cair de novo
I wait for the rain to fall again
Pra mim voltar pro meu sertão
For me to go back to my backlands
Espero a chuva cair de novo
I wait for the rain to fall again
Pra mim voltar pro meu sertão
For me to go back to my backlands
Quando os verde dos teus oio
When the green of your eyes
Se espaiá na prantação
Spread out in mourning
Eu te asseguro não chore não, viu
I assure you don't cry, see
Que eu vortarei, viu, meu coração
That I will return, see, my heart
Eu te asseguro não chore não, viu
I assure you don't cry, see
Que eu vortarei, viu, meu coração
That I will return, see, my heart
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