Ponta de Areia Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Ponta de areia, ponto final

Sand tip, final point

da Bahia-Minas estrada natural

From Bahia-Minas, a natural road

Que ligava Minas do porto ao mar,

Connecting Minas from the port to the sea

Caminho de ferro mandaram arrancar

They ordered to tear up the railroad

Velho maquinista com seu boné

Old engineer with his cap

Lembra o povo alegre que vinha cortejar

Remembers the joyful people who used to come to court

Maria-fumaça não canta mais

Steam train no longer sings

Para moças, flores, janelas e quintais

For girls, flowers, windows, and yards

Na praça vazia um grito, um ai

In the empty square, a cry, a sigh

Casas esquecidas, viúvas nos portais

Forgotten houses, widows at the gates

Added by Raquel Fernandes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 13, 2024
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