Pitoco

Pitoco

Pitoco

"Pitoco was a little dog"Pitoco era um cachorrinho
That I got from my godfatherQue eu ganhei do meu padrinho
One Christmas nightNuma noite de Natá
He was clever, very activeEra esperto, muito ativo
Had two very lively eyesTinha dois zóio bem vivo
Jumping aroundSartando pra cá e pra lá
Early in the morning I would get upBem cedo me alevantava
Pitoco was the one waking me upPitoco quem me acordava
With barking that wouldn't stopCom os latido sem pará
He would make such a fussMe fazia tanta festa
Lick my foreheadLambia na minha testa
He even wanted to kiss meQueria inté me beijá

On Sunday very earlyNos domingo bem cedinho
I would grab my slingshotPegava meu bodoquinho
The pellets in the bagOs pelote no borná
Pitoco would run aheadPitoco corria na frente
Jumping with joyDando sarto de contente
Rolling in the grassRolando nos capinzá
Pitoco barked, barkedPitoco latia, latia
Showing so much happinessMostrando tanta alegria
Without anything to worry aboutSem nada podê cismá
And I would shoot a pelletE eu tacava um pelote
Making a poor little thrushFazendo virá cambote
Do a somersaultUm pobre dum sabiá

That funAquele divertimento
Of great joyDe grande contentamento
Would even reach the sunIa inté o sor entrá
And today my conscience hurtsE hoje dói minha conciência
For biting disobedience"Pra morde a desobediencia"
It was a Sunday of the monthEra um domingo de mês
The day of Saint AgnesO dia de Santa Inês
There was a party in the villageTinha festa no arraiá
My mother and the kidsMinha mãe e as criançada
All dressed upTodo de roupa trocada
We went out on the roadsSaimo pelas estrada
To the chapel to prayNa capela pra rezar

I ran off on a pathEu fugi por um caminho
With Pitoco and the slingshotCo Pitoco e o bodoquinho
Suddenly I got scaredDe repente eu fiquei fria
I cried out to Virgin MaryGritei por Virgem Maria
A bushmaster on the roadUma urutu na rodia
Struck to catch meDeu'm bote pra me pegar

Pitoco jumped aheadPitoco saltou na frente
Fought against the snakeRepicou tuda serpente
But couldn't escapeMas não pôde escapá
At the moment he was dyingNa hora que ele morria
It seemed like he was even laughingParece que inté se ria
At my mischiefDa minha patifaria
For not being able to save himDe eu não podê lhe salvar

Poor thing died barkingCoitado morreu latindo
With his eyes so lively and beautifulCom os zóio vivo e tão lindo
In this hollow worldÉ neste mundo tão ôco
Where friends are fewOnde os amigos são pôco
After Pitoco diedDepois que morreu Pitoco
I never had another like himNunca mais tive outro iguar