Roubei a Fazendeira

I Stole the Farmer's Daughter

Roubei a Fazendeira

I was captivated by a beautiful gauchoFui pialado de uma gaúcha bonita
That makes my heart beatQue meu coração palpita
She's truly beautifulÉ linda mesmo de verdade
Since the moment I saw this gauchoDesde o momento que eu vi essa gaúcha
There's a bond that pulls me, I almost die of longingTem um laço que me puxa quase morro de saudade
It was at a party, I went to talk to herFoi numa festa, fui com ela conversar
She was enchantingly beautiful, I liked this gauchoEra linda de encantar, desta gaúcha gostei
It was at that moment that I made the attemptFoi nesta hora que eu fiz a tentativa
I left her pensive and I won her loveDeixei ela pensativa e seu amor eu conquistei

One day she wrote to meUm certo dia ela pra mim escreveu
And in the letter she explained all her great painE na carta esclareceu toda sua grande dor
There was a fence that separated usTinha uma cerca que a nós dois separava
That her father didn't agree with our great loveQue seu pai não concordava com nosso grande amor
At that moment, I wrote the responseNa mesma hora eu escrevi a resposta
I sent along a proposalMandei junto uma proposta
I'll show my qualitiesVou mostrar minhas qualidades
Because this fence that one day I'll tear downPois esta cerca que tem um dia eu desmancho
And I'll bring you to the ranch for us to be happyE vou buscar você pro rancho para nós ter felicidade

Early in the morning, it was on a SundayDe manhã cedo, isto era num domingo
I mounted my horse and went for a ride on the farmEu montei no meu pingo e fui passear lá na fazenda
In a few hours, I arrived at her houseEm poucas horas eu cheguei na casa dela
I looked at the window, my sweetheart was beautifulOlhei lá na janela, estava linda minha prenda
I called from outside, and the old man with a stern face saidDei oh de casa, e o velho com a cara feia disse
Young man, dismount and take the horse to the shedMoço você apeia e puxe o pingo pro galpão
There on the hook you can hang the saddleAí no gancho pode pendurar o pala
And let's go to the living room to have some mateE vamos passando pra sala pra tomar um chimarrão

And in conversation with the old man, I spokeE no assunto com o velho eu falei
I introduced myself as a singer and guitaristPra ele me apresentei sou cantor e violeiro
Word for word he repliedNo pé da letra me respondeu
At the moment, my daughter for marriageNo momento minha filha pra casamento
Only marries a farmerSó casa com fazendeiro
This response hurt me to the coreEsta resposta me feriu até a alma
But I didn't lose my composure, though my voice trembledMas eu não perdi a calma, mas tremeu a minha voz
He said to me: Nearby lives a neighborEle me disse: Aí perto mora um vizinho
I'll send for a guitar for you to sing for usVou mandar buscar um pinho pra você cantar pra nós

The guitar arrived and I tuned itVeio o violão e no momento eu afinei
And greeted everyone in the house, only with thoughtful versesE todos da casa saudei, só fiz verso de ideia
And skillfully played the guitarE com destreza eu solava o violão
And the old man thought it was good, winked at the old ladyE o velho achando bom, piscava o olho pra velha
On leaving, the old man didn't suspect anythingNa retirada o velho não morou nada
When it was dawn, I stole his daughterQuando foi de madrugada eu roubei a sua filha
We live well in this married lifeVivemos bem nesta vida de casado
I'm the most esteemed son-in-law in the whole familySou o genro mais estimado de toda sua família
We live well in this married lifeVivemos bem nesta vida de casado
I'm the most esteemed son-in-law in the whole familySou o genro mais estimado de toda sua família