De Tanto Pelear

From So Much Fighting

De Tanto Pelear

The soul of a gaucho becomes lifeA alma de um gaúcho se faz vida
When planted in the earthQuando plantada na terra
Angels in traditional dress cry out for justiceAnjos pilchados clamam por justiça
Even if it's in a funeral cryMesmo que seja num brado funeral
Of warDe guerra

Rise up, soul of the countrysideErgue-te alma campeira
In a missal of feelingsNum missal de sentimentos
Give us peace, the right to the landDai-nos paz, direito à terra
From where the firmament springsDonde brota o firmamento
And bless this group of gauchosE abençõe esta gauchada
Riding in the windEngarupado no vento

I woke up coveredEu manheci tapado
With the flag of Rio GrandeCom a bandeira do Rio Grande
I broke the horse's legQuebrei a pata do cavalo
From so much fightingDe tanto pelear

Let the horses riseErgam-se os cavalos
That have gone astrayQue se foram ao léu
Wrapped in the flagEnrolado na bandeira
I give a shout from the gateDou oh! De casa na porteira
To Saint Peter up in heavenPra São Pedro lá no céu

I heard prayers, laments, shoutsOuvi orações, lamentos, gritos
Of those who came and wentDe se viero e bamo
A candle lit and the sky openingVela acesa e o céu se abrindo
From so much fightingDe tanto pelear

And I still see from up hereE ainda vejo cá de cima
The beloved borderA fronteira tão amada
And my people who never tireE o meu povo que não cansa
From so much fightingDe tento pelear