Meu Recando Adorado (Onde Eu Morava) Lyrics Translation in English

Recordo e nunca me esqueço

I remember and never forget

O lugar onde eu morava

The place where I lived

Recanto cheio de encantos

A corner full of charms

Que só prazeres me dava

That only gave me pleasures

A casa era modesta

The house was modest

Porém eu apreciava

Yet I appreciated it

Por dentro estava vestida

Inside, it was adorned

Por fora ainda faltava

Outside, it was still incomplete

Uma tira de arvoredo

A strip of trees

Minha casa sombreava

Shaded my house

Uma paineira viçosa

A vibrant silk-cotton tree

O meu terreiro enfeitava

Adorned my yard

Um ribeirão de águas claras

A clear-water stream

Minhas terras divisava

I could see my lands

Terra de boa cultura

Land of good crops

Dava tudo o que plantava

Gave everything I planted

Meu pedacinho de chão

My little piece of land

Nosso Senhor abençoava

Our Lord blessed

Tinha tudo com fartura

Had everything in abundance

Para mim nada faltava

Nothing was lacking for me

Um certo dia porém

However, one day

Minha vida transformava

My life transformed

Mudei pra cidade grande

I moved to the big city

Porque o destino obrigava

Because destiny compelled

Agora vivo tão longe

Now I live so far

Do lugar onde eu morava

From the place where I lived

Das noites de Lua cheia

From the nights of full moon

Que a solidão prateava

That loneliness adorned

Fosse coisa que eu pudesse

If it were something I could

De novo pra lá voltava

I would go back there again

E nunca mais deixaria

And never leave again

A casa que eu morava

The house where I lived