Rancho do Amor À Ilha
"um pedacinho de terra,
Perdido no mar!...
Num pedacinho de terra,
Beleza sem par...
Jamais a natureza
Reuniu tanta beleza
Jamais algum poeta
Teve tanto pra cantar!
Num pedacinho de terra
Belezas sem par!
Ilha da moça faceira,
Da velha rendeira tradicional
Ilha da velha figueira
Onde em tarde fagueira
Vou ler meu jornal.
Tua lagoa formosa
Ternura de rosa
Poema ao luar,
Cristal onde a lua vaidosa
Sestrosa, dengosa
Vem se espelhar..."
Love Ranch on the Island
"a little piece of land,
Lost in the sea!...
On a little piece of land,
Beauty beyond compare...
Never has nature
Gathered so much beauty
Never has a poet
Had so much to sing!
On a little piece of land
Unmatched beauties!
Island of the charming girl,
Of the traditional lace maker
Island of the old fig tree
Where on a lovely afternoon
I’ll read my newspaper.
Your beautiful lagoon
Tenderness of a rose
A poem in the moonlight,
Crystal where the vain moon
Glamorous, coy
Comes to reflect..."