O Menino e o Cachorro

The Boy and the Dog

O Menino e o Cachorro

On the edge of Rio do Peixe in a very remote placeNa beira do Rio do Peixe num lugar bem retirado
A couple of farmers with one year of marriageUm casal de lavrador com um ano de casado
Had a little baby in their arms who wasn't even baptizedTinha um filhinho de colo que nem era batizado
Despite being very poor, they lived very peacefullyApesar de muito pobre vivia bem sossegado
And when the day broke, he would take the canoeE quando o dia raiava a canoa ele pegava
He crossed the river to take care of his fieldO rio ele atravessava pra cuidar do seu roçado

One day the husband, with good intentionsCerto dia o marido muito bem intencionado
Needing to finish a delayed jobPrecisando terminar um serviço atrasado
Took his wife to the field with food and waterLevou a mulher pra roça com matula e virado
Thinking of coming back early, they had leftPensando em voltar mais cedo eles haviam deixado
In that absent little ranch, an innocent little boyNaquele ranchinho ausente um garotinho inocente
Who dreamed smiling in his poorly lined cradleQue sonhava sorridente no seu berço mal forrado

A great downpour came from that sideUma grande tromba d'água desabou daquele lado
The river suddenly rose, everything was floodedO rio encheu de repente que ficou tudo alagado
The highest of the cliffs also overflowedO mais alto dos barrancos também ficou transbordado
They wanted to go back home, but the canoe had driftedQuiseram voltar pra casa canoa tinha rodado
What a treacherous fate for the poor farming coupleQue destino traiçoeiro do pobre casal roceiro
Looking at that downpour, shouting in despairOlhando aquele aguaceiro gritando desesperado

A smart and well-trained police dogUm cachorro policial esperto e bem ensinado
Who had luckily stayed sleeping under the bedDormindo embaixo da cama por sorte havia ficado
When he saw that the ranch was going to be floodedQuando viu que aquele rancho ia ser tudo inundado
He tried to save the boy from drowningTentou salvar o menino pra não morrer afogado
He held the innocent little boy in his teethEntrelaçou no seus dentes o garotinho inocente
And in a brave gesture, he swam across the riverE num gesto de valente atravessou o rio a nado

The poor couple cried in desperate tearsO pobre casal chorava em pranto desesperado
For the death of their little boy taken by the watersA morte do seu filhinho que as águas tinham levado
When they saw the completely wet dogQuando viram o cachorro completamente molhado
Dragging the boy he had savedArrastando o garotinho que ele havia salvado
By the force of destiny, the dog saved the boyPela força do destino o cão salvou o menino
This divine miracle was determined by GodEste milagre divino foi por Deus determinado