Filho Pródigo Lyrics Translation in English

Tonico e Tinoco
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English Translation

Eu tinha bom gado de corte, eu tinha bom gado leiteiro

I had good beef cattle, I had good dairy cattle

Eu tinha um cavalo baio e um abundante celeiro

I had a bay horse and an abundant barn

Eu era muito respeitado, eu fui campeão de rodeio

I was highly respected, I was a rodeo champion

E por toda a redondeza queriam ouvir meu ponteio

And throughout the surroundings, they wanted to hear my singing


Por causa de um par de olhos

Because of a pair of eyes

Azuis claros como luar

Light blue like moonlight

Eu disse meu Pai vou embora

I said, "Father, I'm leaving"

Eu vou procurá-la

I'm going to look for her

Sem ela eu não posso ficar!

Without her, I can't stay!


Andei lado a lado com a morte por este mundo a vagar

I walked side by side with death wandering this world

Eu que era amigo da sorte, fui companheiro do azar

I, who was a friend of luck, became a companion of misfortune

Então me tornei vagabundo a dor e a fome chegou

Then I became a vagabond, pain and hunger arrived

Comi, maltrapilho e imundo o pão que o diabo amassou

I ate, ragged and filthy, the bread the devil kneaded


Depois de muitas andanças

After many wanderings

Encontrei-me com ela num bar, ai

I met her in a bar, oh

Rindo e bebendo com outro

Laughing and drinking with another

E naquele lugar

And in that place

Decidi que eu ia voltar!

I decided that I was going to go back!


No longo caminho da volta a tristeza e a solidão

On the long journey back, sadness and loneliness

Sem saber seria bem vindo por meu pai, também meu irmão

Not knowing if I would be welcomed by my father, also my brother

Ao longe avistei minha casa, bateu forte o meu coração

From afar, I saw my house, my heart pounded

O pranto escorreu em meu rosto molhando a poeira no chão

Tears streamed down my face, wetting the dust on the ground


Meu pai com seus braços abertos ,

My father with his arms open,

Disse: Meu Filho voltou , ai , ai, ai

Said, "My son has returned," oh, oh, oh

Três dias, três noites de festas ,

Three days, three nights of celebration,

O sino tocou

The bell rang

Anunciando que a paz retornou.

Announcing that peace has returned.

Added by António Silva
Lisbon, Portugal February 1, 2025
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