O Menino e o Rio

The Boy and the River

O Menino e o Rio

The body of the river turns silverO corpo do rio prateia
When the Moon opens upQuando a Lua se abre
Birds from the bushes likePassarinhos do mato gostam
Me and guavaDe mim e de goiaba

A frog blessed meUma rã me benzeu
With hands in the waterCom as mãos na água
With dew threadsCom os fios de orvalho
Spiders weave the dawnAranhas tecem a madrugada

It was the boy and the little animalsEra o menino e os bichinhos
It was the boy and the SunEra o menino e o Sol
The boy and the riverO menino e o rio
It was the boy and the treesEra o menino e as árvores

I grew up playing on the groundCresci brincando no chão
Among antsEntre formigas
My backyard is biggerMeu quintal é maior
Than the worldDo que o mundo

Inside our housePor dentro de nossa casa
Ran an invented riverPassava um rio inventado
Everything I don't inventTudo o que não invento
Is falseÉ falso