A Cheia de 24
A cheia de 24
Doutor não foi brincadeira
Na correnteza das águas
Descia a família inteira
Quase não sobra vivente
Para contar a história
Assim falava mamãe
Aquela santa senhora
Descia gado e cavalo
Pato, peru e galinha
Cabrito, porco e carneiro
Tudo o que o povo tinha
Os açudes não podiam
Tantas águas suportar
Rio, riacho e lagoa
Tudo junto num só mar }bis
Os canoeiros lutavam
Passando povo no rio
Mas o remanso das águas
Corria água em rodopio
Afundavam as canoas
Na violenta correnteza
Parecia inté castigo
Do Autor da Natureza } bis
Meu Padim Ciço pediu
A Nossa Senhora das Dores
Que parasse aquela enchente
Que causava esses horrores
Quando terminou a prece
Logo parou de chover
O sol brilhou lá no céu
Para todo mundo ver } bis
The Flood of 24
The flood of 24
Doctor, it wasn't a joke
In the current of the waters
The whole family was coming down
There was hardly a survivor
To tell the story
That's how mom spoke
That holy lady
Cattle and horse were coming down
Duck, turkey, and chicken
Kid, pig, and sheep
Everything the people had
The dams couldn't
Bear so much water
River, stream, and pond
All together in one sea
The canoeists fought
Taking people across the river
But the calm of the waters
Ran water in swirls
The canoes sank
In the violent current
It seemed like a punishment
From the Author of Nature
My Padim Ciço asked
Our Lady of Sorrows
To stop that flood
Causing these horrors
When the prayer ended
It immediately stopped raining
The sun shone in the sky
For everyone to see