Ponta de Areia Lyrics Translation in English
Milton NascimentoPortuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Ponta de Areia, ponto final
Ponta de Areia, the final point
Da Bahia-Minas, estrada natural
From Bahia-Minas, the natural road
Que ligava Minas ao porto, ao mar
Connecting Minas to the port, to the sea
Caminho de ferro mandaram arrancar
They ordered to tear up the railway track
Velho maquinista com seu boné
Old train driver with his cap
Lembra o povo alegre que vinha cortejar
Reminds the joyful people who came to court
Maria fumaça não canta mais
Maria fumaça (steam engine) 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
Hugo Costa
Luanda, Angola
December 19, 2024
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