Pingo D'Água
Raul Torres e FlorencioLyrics
Translation
Eu fiz promessa pra que Deus mandasse chuva
I made a promise for God to send rain
Pra crescer a minha roça e vingar a criação
For my crop to grow and prosper the creation
Pois veio a seca e matou meu cafezal
Because the drought came and killed my coffee plantation
Matou todo meu arroz e secou todo o algodão!
Killed all my rice and dried up all the cotton!
Nessa colheita, meu carro ficou parado
In this harvest, my car stood still
Minha boiada carreira quase morreu sem pastar
My running herd almost died without grazing
Eu fiz promessa que o primeiro pingo d'água
I made a promise that at the first drop of water
Eu molhava a flor da Santa que estava em frente ao altar
I would wet the flower of Santa that was in front of the altar
Eu esperei uma semana, um mês inteiro
I waited a week, a whole month
A roça estava seca, dava pena até de ver!
The field was dry, it was pitiful to even see!
Olhava o céu, cada nuvem que passava
I looked at the sky, every passing cloud
Eu da Santa me lembrava, pra promessa não esquecer
I remembered the Saint, not to forget the promise
Em pouco tempo, a roça ficou viçosa
In a short time, the field became lush
A criação já pastava, floresceu meu cafezal!
The creation was already grazing, my coffee plantation flourished!
Fui na capela e levei três pingos d'água
I went to the chapel and brought three drops of water
Um foi o pingo da chuva, dois caíram do meu olhar!
One was the raindrop, two fell from my eyes!