D de Destino Lyrics Translation in English

A cigana sorriu

The gypsy smiled

Com seus dentes de ouro

With her golden teeth

Ao ler minha sorte

Reading my fate

Linhas na palma da mão

Lines on the palm of the hand

Para sempre serão

Will forever be

Meu passaporte

My passport

Minha mãe me falou

My mother told me

Sobre a cruz de Jesus

About the cross of Jesus

Das chagas, dos cortes

The wounds, the cuts

E meu pai me entregou

And my father handed me

Seu facão guarani

His Guarani machete

E apontou para o norte

And pointed to the north

E eu segui

And I followed

Quero viver

I want to live

Muito além das fronteiras

Far beyond the borders

Dos que só sabem ser

Of those who only know how to be

Pedras de atiradeira

Stones of a slingshot

Eu devia saber

I should have known

Que de certa maneira

That in a certain way

Não seremos jamais

We will never be

Mais que grãos de poeira

More than grains of dust

No céu

In the sky

Era um D de destino

It was a D of destiny

Era um E de esperança

It was an E of hope

Ou de encruzilhada

Or a crossroad

Era um N de nunca

It was an N of never

Ou quem sabe de nuvens

Or perhaps of clouds

E um dia ela passa

And one day she passes by

Tantas vezes me vi

So many times I found myself

Tendo que decidir

Having to decide

Entre o nada e o nada

Between nothing and nothing

Mas quem leva a certeza

But whoever carries certainty

No meio do peito

In the middle of the chest

Não teme a empreitada

Does not fear the task

Que virá, a seguir

That will come next

Quero viver

I want to live

Muito além das fronteiras

Far beyond the borders

Dos que só sabem ser

Of those who only know how to be

Pedras de atiradeira

Stones of a slingshot

Eu devia saber

I should have known

Que de certa maneira

That in a certain way

Não seremos jamais

We will never be

Mais que grãos de poeira

More than grains of dust

No céu

In the sky

Era um rei e uma dama

It was a king and a lady

Um valete de ouro

A golden jack

Carta marcada

Marked card

Era só nosso amor

It was only our love

Era tudo de bom

It was all good

Era um abracadabra

It was an abracadabra

Vem um raio de sol

A ray of sunlight comes

Pela telha quebrada

Through the broken tile

Lá na calha d'água

There in the water gutter

E um cheiro de mato

And a smell of grass

E de terra molhada

And wet earth

Na beira da estrada

On the edge of the road

Vem, longe vem

Come, it comes from far away

Vem, longe vem

Come, it comes from far away

Era um D de destino

It was a D of destiny

Era um E de esperança

It was an E of hope

Ou de encruzilhada

Or a crossroad

Era um N de nunca

It was an N of never

Ou quem sabe de nuvens

Or perhaps of clouds

E um dia ela passa

And one day she passes by

Era um D de destino

It was a D of destiny

Era um E de esperança

It was an E of hope

Ou de encruzilhada

Or a crossroad

Era um D de destino

It was a D of destiny

Era um E de esperança

It was an E of hope

Ou de encruzilhada

Or a crossroad

Vem, longe vem

Come, it comes from far away

Vem, longe vem

Come, it comes from far away

Vem, longe vem

Come, it comes from far away