O Castigo Vem a Cavalo Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Lá nos confins do meu norte

There in the far reaches of my north

No chão da velha Bahia

On the ground of old Bahia

Baiano de muita raça

Bahian with a lot of courage

Veio do nada e subia

Came from nothing and rose


Tinha casa na cidade

Had a house in the city

E armazém e moradia

And a warehouse and a dwelling

Fazenda com muito gado

Farm with a lot of cattle

Que de vista se perdia

That disappeared from sight

Um baú com prata e ouro

A chest with silver and gold

Aumentava seu tesouro

Increased his treasure

Sua fortuna crescia

His fortune was growing


Sofrendo do coração

Suffering from the heart

A morte lhe perseguia

Death pursued him

Igual um bravo gigante

Like a brave giant

Da luta ele não corria

He did not run from the fight


Quando saía de viagem

When he went on a trip

Sua esposa prevenia

His wife warned him

Eu vou fazer um pedido

I'm going to make a request

Se longe eu morrer um dia

If far away, I die one day

Não me deixe em outro estado

Don't leave me in another state

Eu quero ser enterrado

I want to be buried

No chão da minha Bahia

In the ground of my Bahia


Se você não me atender

If you don't heed me

Por maldade ou tirania

Out of malice or tyranny

Você pagará com juro

You will pay with interest

O preço da covardia

The price of cowardice


Porém em sua longa viagem

But on his long journey

O baiano não sabia

The Bahian did not know

O calendário da morte

The calendar of death

Estava marcando o seu dia

Was marking his day

Ele morreu na batalha

He died in battle

Foi um herói sem medalha

He was a hero without a medal

Triste fim não merecia

Sad end he did not deserve


No coração da viúva

In the widow's heart

Só maldade residia

Only malice resided

A ingrata nem rezou

The ungrateful one didn't even pray

Missa de sétimo dia

Seventh-day mass


Pensando que muito breve

Thinking that very soon

Com outro se casaria

With another, she would marry

Aquele grande tesouro

That great treasure

Nem Deus do céu destruía

Not even God from heaven would destroy

Com atitude desumana

With inhumane attitude

Dizia a fera tirana

The beastly tyrant said

Isso mesmo que eu queria

Exactly what I wanted


Castigo vem à cavalo

Punishment comes on horseback

Ligeiro igual ventania

Swift like a gust of wind

Armazém desceu as portas

The warehouse closed its doors

Sumiu toda a freguesia

The entire clientele disappeared


Bateu doença no gado

Disease struck the cattle

Toda a boiada morria

All the cattle died

Igual o gelo no sol

Like ice in the sun

A fortuna derretia

The fortune melted away

A mulher virou um farrapo

The woman became a rag

Embrulhada em velhos trapos

Wrapped in old rags

Teve o fim que merecia

Had the end she deserved

Added by Carla Sousa
São Paulo, Brazil May 26, 2025
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