Nos Tempos de Menino Lyrics Translation in English

Era o caminho da roça

It was the path to the fields

E a pureza de Maria

And the purity of Maria

A folha verde no mato

The green leaf in the bushes

A chuva quando caia

The rain when it fell

"Passarim" rio regato

"Passarim" river stream

E a natureza sorria

And nature would smile

Era o beijo que eu cultivava

It was the kiss that I cultivated

A vida que eu bem queria

The life I really wanted

Do jeito que eu sonhava

The way I dreamed

Realmente acontecia

Really happened

Queria um fruto eu plantava

If I wanted a fruit, I planted it

Vingava o fruto eu comia

The fruit thrived, and I ate it

Da morte eu não tinha medo

I was not afraid of death

A morte eu não conhecia

I did not know death

Não tinha nem um segredo

I had no secrets

Andar no mato sem guia

Walking in the woods without a guide

Nunca era tarde nem cedo

It was never too late or too early

Meia-noite ou meio-dia

Midnight or noon

Fui menino mais que sete

I was a boy of more than seven

Ou dezessete léguas e meia

Or seventeen and a half leagues

Menino fui cacetete

I was a boy, tough

Menino fogo nas veias

A boy with fire in the veins

Bola de gude, pivete

Marble, little rascal

Menino bola de meia

Boy, a ball of socks

Fui menino meia-noite

I was a midnight boy

Menino fui meio-dia

I was a noon boy

Menino vento de açoite

Boy, a whipping wind

Fui o ventre da folia

I was the belly of revelry

Menino trovão da noite

Boy, thunder of the night

Fui chuva, fui invernia

I was rain, I was winter

Fui menino pistoleiro

I was a boy gunman

Menino caramanchão

Boy, hiding place

Menino fui sapateiro

Boy, I was a shoemaker

Menino carro de mão

Boy, wheelbarrow

Menino fui cangaceiro

Boy, I was a bandit

Menino fui lampião

Boy, I was a lamp

Menino, também menino fui

Boy, I was also a boy

E o tempo deu-me a alma sua

And time gave me its soul

Deu-me batente de bares

Gave me the counter of bars

Deu-me vida nua e crua

Gave me naked and raw life

Becos e esquinas meus lares

Alleys and corners were my homes

Moleque ponta de rua

Street corner kid