Filho Pródigo Lyrics Translation in English

Bruno e Marrone
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English Translation

Eu tinha bom gado de corte

I had good beef cattle

Eu tinha bom gado leiteiro

I had good dairy cattle

Eu tinha um cavalo baio

I had a bay horse

E um abundante celeiro

And an abundant barn


Eu era muito respeitado

I was highly respected

Eu fui campeão de rodeio

I was a rodeo champion

E por todas as redondezas

And throughout the surroundings

Queriam ouvir meus conselhos

People wanted to hear my advice


Por causa de um par de olhos

Because of a pair of eyes

Azuis claros como o luar

Light blue like the moonlight

Eu disse, meu pai, vou embora, eu vou procurar

I said, my father, I'm leaving, I'll go look for

Sem ela eu não posso ficar

Without her, I can't stay


Andei lado a lado com a morte

I walked side by side with death

Por esse mundo a vagar

Roaming this world

Eu que era amigo da sorte

I who was a friend of luck

Fui companheiro do azar

Was a companion of misfortune


Então me tornei vagabundo

So I became a vagabond

A dor e a fome chegou

Pain and hunger arrived

Comi maltrapilho e imundo

I ate ragged and filthy

O pão que o diabo amassou

The bread that the devil kneaded


Depois de muitas andanças

After many wanderings

Encontrei-me com ela num bar

I met her in a bar

Sorrindo e bebendo com outro naquele lugar

Smiling and drinking with another in that place

Decidi que eu ia voltar

I decided I was going to go back


Ao longo caminho da volta

Along the way back

A vergonha e a solidão

Shame and loneliness

Sem saber se seria bem-vindo

Not knowing if I would be welcomed

Por meus pais, e também meus irmãos

By my parents, and also my brothers


Ao longe avistei minha casa

In the distance, I saw my house

Bateu forte o meu coração

My heart pounded hard

O pranto escorreu em meu rosto

Tears flowed on my face

Molhando a poeira do chão

Wetting the dust of the ground


Meu pai com seus braços abertos

My father with his arms open

Disse: Meu filho voltou

Said: My son has returned

Três dias, três noites de festa, o sino tocou

Three days, three nights of celebration, the bell rang

Anunciando que a paz retornou

Announcing that peace has returned

Added by Jorge Santos
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau October 14, 2024
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