O Cio da Terra Lyrics Translation in English
Chico Buarque
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Debulhar o trigo
To thresh the wheat
Recolher cada bago do trigo
To gather each grain of wheat
Forjar no trigo o milagre do pão
To forge in the wheat the miracle of bread
E se fartar de pão
And to feast on bread
Decepar a cana
To cut the sugarcane
Recolher a garapa da cana
To collect the juice of the sugarcane
Roubar da cana a doçura do mel
To steal from the sugarcane the sweetness of honey
Se lambuzar de mel
To indulge in honey
Afagar a terra
To caress the earth
Conhecer os desejos da terra
To know the desires of the earth
Cio da terra, a propícia estação
Heat of the earth, the favorable season
E fecundar o chão
And to fertilize the soil
Added by
Rafael Oliveira
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
December 12, 2024
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