Widow's Farm

Fazenda da Viuva

On a bustling farm, it belonged to a widowNuma fazenda povoada, a uma viúva pertencia
A plot of land, but everything was a bit scatteredQuadra de sesmarias, mas tudo meio atirado
Some brush served as shelter in the winterAlguns capão de mato serve de abrigo no inverno
Where they got the core to fix the fencesDe onde tiravam o cerno pra arrumar os alambrados

A yard with speckled chickens, silky feathersUm terreiro de galinha carijó, pena de seda
Under the trees, there were some goatsPor baixo do arvoredo havia alguns cabritos
A large pasture, a rocky area ran through the middleUma invernada grande, um lajeado cruzava ao meio
And where the corral closed was a beautiful plateauE onde cerrava o rodeio era um chapadão bonito

And the salt thrown on the ground, not even a lame one was thereE o sal botado no chão, pois nem coxo não havia
It had been three years in the breeding, still almost all bullsFoi de três anos na cria, ainda quase tudo touro
All the mares raised, their manes dragging on the groundEguada tudo criada, as crina arrastava no chão
And the forty big horses and a herd of dark onesE os quarenta redomão e uma tropilha de mouro

An Indian from those cowboys, sent to the four windsUm índio desses gaudérios, mandado nos quatro ventos
To talk about marriage, he arrived at the ranchPra falar do casamento, na estância se chegou
Right from the start, he ran into herJá de primeira vista deu de encontro com ela
On horseback in a saddle, on a smooth-gaited horseDe a cavalo numa sela, num petiço marchador

Invited to the living room, where he was well receivedConvidado pra sala, onde foi bem recebido
He hung his hat on the rack, in a very nice gesturePôs o chapéu no cabide, num gesto muito bonito
He soon went to the kitchen and they offered him a pastryLogo foi pra cozinha e lhe ofereceram um pastel
There was also bread with honey, black coffee, and fried cakeTambém tinha pão com mel, café preto e bolo frito

It was just a few small talk and he quickly got to the pointFoi poucas palheteadas e logo entrou no assunto
To marry and live together, he would be willingCasar e viver junto, estaria disposto
Worried, she said there were two needsAflita ela disse haver duas precisão
The farm of the Boss and I need some supportA fazendo do Patrão e eu preciso de encosto

He put the farm in order, with nothing else to doBotou a fazenda em ordem, já não tendo o que fazer
Joined the CTG and blended in with the gauchasSe associou no CTG e se entrosou com a gaúcha
When the accordion played, the widow was readyQuando roncava a gaita, a viúva tava pronta
And the Indian led the way in a fluted rancheraE o índio puxava a ponta numa rancheira flauteada