Cem Ovelhas

A Hundred Sheep

Cem Ovelhas

There were a hundred sheepEram cem ovelhas
Gathered in a penJuntas num aprisco
There were a hundred sheepEram cem ovelhas
That the shepherd tendedQue o pastor cuidou

But one afternoonPorém, numa tarde
When he counted them allAo contá-las todas
He was missing oneLhe faltava uma
He was missing oneLhe faltava uma
And he cried in sorrowE triste chorou

He left the ninety-nineAs noventa e nove
In the pen behindDeixou no aprisco
And through the mountainsE pelas montanhas
He went to find herA buscá-la foi

He found her moaningA encontrou gemendo
Shivering from the coldTremendo de frio
He healed her woundsUngiu suas feridas
Carried her in his armsTomou em seus braços
And back to the fold he wentE ao redil voltou

This same storyEsta mesma história
Keeps repeating itselfVolta a repetir-se
With every lost sheepCom toda ovelha
That’s wandering aroundQue perdida está

Roaming in the worldVagando no mundo
Without peace, without comfortSem paz, sem consolo
Without God, without comfortSem Deus, sem consolo
And without his forgivenessE sem seu perdão