A Estrada do Barro Branco Lyrics Translation in English
Celso Adolfo
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Viajo na buléia olhando a vida alheia
I travel on the bullock cart, observing other people's lives
no chão, no grão de areia o olho desce e a mão apeia
On the ground, in the grain of sand, the eye descends, and the hand dismounts
o vau da vida é fundo, o vão do vento é mundo
The ford of life is deep, the void of the wind is a world
capim desce barranco, pau tombado é banco
Grass descends the slope, a fallen tree is a bench
No morro pinta a lua, pincel que dá mão cheia
On the hill, the moon appears, a brush that paints with a full hand
fico rico à tôa, a prata na bateia
I become rich without purpose, silver in the gold pan
no morro pinta a lua, a prata brilha teia
On the hill, the moon appears, the silver shines like a web
tiziu pula no mato, frango pula na peia
Tiziu jumps in the bush, rooster jumps in the cockfight
O sol vem no terraço
The sun comes on the terrace
de uma bica vem riacho
From a spout comes a stream
o amor tem quantos cachos?
How many bunches does love have?
Tem uns duzentos, eu acho
There are about two hundred, I think
(Numa quitando de Luanda
(In a courtyard in Luanda
bate uma banda do meu coração)
a band beats from my heart)