Sem Eira Nem Beira

No Roof, No Edge

Sem Eira Nem Beira

José worked in the carpentry,José trabalhava na carpintaria,
caring lovingly for his Maria.cuidando zeloso da sua Maria.
Maria waited for her time to come,Maria esperava chegar sua hora,
in her womb, she carried her child and Lord.no ventre levava seu filho e Senhor.
But then a decree ripped them from their home,Mas eis que um decreto os arranca do teto
which witnessed the purest love.que foi testemunha do mais puro amor.
And so it was that before you were born,E assim foi que antes de haveres nascido,
you found yourself banished by the emperor.te vistes banido pelo imperador.
Through long roads that you couldn't yet see,Por longas estradas que ainda não vias,
with no roof, no edge, you quietly followed.sem eira nem beira calado seguias.
In your mother's womb, you were hidden, headingNo ventre materno escondido rumavas
to where your Father in Heaven commanded.p'ra onde mandava teu Pai lá do Céu.
But in Bethlehem, you found no place to stay,Mas eis que em Belém não encontras morada,
Maria, tired, couldn't wait.Maria cansada não pôde esperar.
And so you were born, gazing at the stars,E assim Tu nascestes mirando as estrelas,
in the womb of the earth, far from home.no ventre da terra e distante do lar.
Your poverty hid a secret,A Tua pobreza escondia um segredo,
and in that palace, the boss was scared.e naquele palácio o patrão teve medo.
They say a paranoid and sick king,E diz que um rei paranóico e doente,
in a mad gesture, ordered you killed.num gesto demente mando te matar.
But then José, hurried and distressed,Mas eis que José pressuroso e aflito,
fled to Egypt to protect you.se exila no Egito p'ra te proteger.
And so it was that still small and quiet,E assim foi que ainda pequeno e calado,
you found yourself exiled to survive.te viste exilado p'ra sobreviver.
You returned from exile to Galilee,Voltaste do exílio para Galiléia,
where the king's son ruled Judea.que o filho do rei governava a Judéia.
In the carpentry of the village house,Na carpintaria da casa de aldeia,
you posed no danger at all.não representavas perigo nenhum.
José and Maria saw you growing,José e Maria te viram crescendo,
and there it was one for all and all for one.e era alí um por todos e todos por um.
But then the faithful carpenter died,Mas eis que o fiel carpinteiro morria,
you took Maria to Capernaum.levaste Maria p'ra Carfanaum.
Life was hard, the days went by,A vida era dura, passavam os dias,
the time had come, and you were leaving home.o tempo chegara e de casa partias.
Someone asked where you lived,Alguem perguntou de que em lado moravas,
you answered what millions say.disseste em resposta o que dizem milhões.
"If you want to know the path I take,"Se queres saber o caminho que eu traço,
follow my trail, come see and feel.acompanha meu traço, vem ver e sentir.
The birds of the sky and the foxes have homes,As aves do céu e as raposas tem casa,
but I don't even have a place to sleep."mas eu nem sequer tenho aonde dormir."
I see the miracles of architecture,Eu olhos os milagres de arquitetura,
enormous colossi tearing through the heights.colossos enormes rasgando as alturas.
And I think of the people who suffer and endureE penso no povo que sofre e padece
for lack of a roof, love, and bread.por falta de teto de amor e de pão.
And I read the decree that takes them from their roofE leio o decreto que o tira do teto
because they didn't pay their boss and creditor.porque não pagou seu patrão e credor.
And you who have been trampled and crushed,E tu que já foste pisado e esmagado,
exiled and humiliated. Free your people, free Lord.exilado e humilhado. Liberta teu povo, liberta Senhor.
And you who have been trampled and crushed,E tu que já foste pisado e esmagado,
exiled and humiliated. Free your people, free Lord.exilado e humilhado. Liberta teu povo, liberta Senhor.