A Cheia de 24

The Flood of 24

A Cheia de 24

The flood of 24A cheia de 24
Doctor, it wasn't a jokeDoutor não foi brincadeira
In the current of the watersNa correnteza das águas
The whole family was coming downDescia a família inteira
There was hardly a survivorQuase não sobra vivente
To tell the storyPara contar a história
That's how mom spokeAssim falava mamãe
That holy ladyAquela santa senhora

Cattle and horse were coming downDescia gado e cavalo
Duck, turkey, and chickenPato, peru e galinha
Kid, pig, and sheepCabrito, porco e carneiro
Everything the people hadTudo o que o povo tinha
The dams couldn'tOs açudes não podiam
Bear so much waterTantas águas suportar
River, stream, and pondRio, riacho e lagoa
All together in one seaTudo junto num só mar }bis

The canoeists foughtOs canoeiros lutavam
Taking people across the riverPassando povo no rio
But the calm of the watersMas o remanso das águas
Ran water in swirlsCorria água em rodopio
The canoes sankAfundavam as canoas
In the violent currentNa violenta correnteza
It seemed like a punishmentParecia inté castigo
From the Author of NatureDo Autor da Natureza } bis

My Padim Ciço askedMeu Padim Ciço pediu
Our Lady of SorrowsA Nossa Senhora das Dores
To stop that floodQue parasse aquela enchente
Causing these horrorsQue causava esses horrores
When the prayer endedQuando terminou a prece
It immediately stopped rainingLogo parou de chover
The sun shone in the skyO sol brilhou lá no céu
For everyone to seePara todo mundo ver } bis