Mar Vermelho Lyrics Translation in English

Tião Carreiro e Pardinho
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English Translation

Durante o mês de dezembro

During the month of December

A chuvarada caiu

The heavy rain fell

E as águas do rio do peixe

And the waters of the fish river

Com as enchentes subiu

Rose with the floods

500 Metros de vargem

500 meters of lowland

As águas todas cobriu

All the waters covered

Parecia um mar vermelho, ai

It seemed like a red sea, oh

Naquele sertão bravio

In that wild backcountry


Frederico cruz morava

Frederico Cruz lived

Do outro lado do rio

On the other side of the river

E uma menina doente

And a sick girl

O médico a mãe pediu

The doctor, the mother asked for

O camarada da casa

The fellow from the house

Aproveitando o estio

Using the dry season

No cavalo de corrida, ai

On a racing horse, oh

Pelas estradas ele partiu

He set off on the roads


Na ida ele teve sorte,

On the way, luck was on his side

A chuva não o impediu

The rain didn't stop him

Quando vortô com os remédios

When he returned with the medicines

Uma capa ele vestiu

He wore a cape

No travessá o rio de novo

While crossing the river again

Dos galhos submergiu

He submerged from the branches

Cavalo espantou e ele, ai

The horse startled and he, oh

Na correnteza caiu

Fell into the current


Cavalo nadava muito

The horse swam vigorously

Do outro lado saiu

Emerged on the other side

Chagando em casa molhado

Arriving home wet

Os arreio e cochonil

The saddle and blanket

A família vendo aquilo

The family seeing that

O povo se reuniu

The people gathered

Foram achar no outro dia, ai

They found the next day, oh

Lá numa curva do rio

There in a bend of the river


Nos galhos corpo enroscado

A body tangled in branches

Que a família descobriu

That the family discovered

Os remédio ainda no bolso

The medicines still in the pocket

Pra levar e não conseguiu

To carry and couldn't

Deixaram uma cruz fincada

They left a cross planted

Naquele lugar sombrio

In that shadowy place

Todos que soube a notícia ai

Everyone who heard the news, oh

Não teve quem não sentiu

Couldn't help but feel it

Added by Daniela Costa
Porto Alegre, Brazil December 19, 2024
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