Igrejinha da serra

Little church of the mountain

Igrejinha da serra

Close to Rio VerdeLa pertinho de rio verde
In the countryside of GoiasNo interior de goias
I saw a sad storyEu vi uma historia triste
That I will never forgetQue nao esqueço jamais
A couple of loversUm casal de namorados
Who loved each other too muchQue se amavam demais
Their marriageO casamento dos dois
Was against their parentsEra contra seus pais

The girl was a millionaireA moça era milionaria
Daughter of a farmerFilha de um fazendeiro
The boy was very poorO moço era bem pobre
But a very good guitar playerMas muito bom violeiro
They didn't want the marriageNao quizeram o casamento
Because he didn't have moneyPor ele nao ter dinheiro
But there was between themMas existia entre os dois
A true loveUm amor verdadeiro

The passionate girlA moça apaixonada
Unable to bear the passionNao suportando a paixao
Could not resist so much painNao resistiu tanto dor
In her poor heartEm seu pobre coração
And dying for loveE morrer pelo amor
Was her intentionEra sua intenção
To take her own lifeDe tirar a propria vida
With her own handsCom as suas proprias mãos

She entered her roomEla entrou em seu quarto
In endless tormentEm um tormento sem fim
She left a written letterDeixou uma carta escrita
In the letter it saidNa carta dizia assim

(Recited)(Declamado)
Dad and mom,Papai e mamae,
Since childhoodDesde de criança
I have loved this boy madlyEu amo loucamente esse moço
And today, because he is poorE hoje, por ele ser pobre
They did not allow our marriageNao permitiram o nosso casamento
But we made a vowMas nos fizemos um juramento
To follow one pathDe seguirmos um so caminho
And up there on the mountainE la no alto da serra
Lying on the groundDeitados sobre a terra,
We will die close togetherVamos morrer bem juntinhos
Don't cry dad, and don't despairNao chores papai, e nao fiques em desespero
Keep your money safeGuarda bem o teu dinheiro
Raise for me, only a crossErga por mim, somente uma cruz
I ask forgiveness from the LordPeço perdão ao senhor,
Because for our lovePorque pelo nosso amor,
We will give our souls to JesusVamos entregar nossas almas a Jesus

Upon reading that little letterAo lerem aquela cartinha,
Everyone was shockedFicaram todos assustados
And up on the mountainE la em cima da serra
The two were foundOs dois foram encontrados
There was no turning backJa nao tinha mais remedios
Their bodies were coldOs corpos estavam gelados
There they drank poisonAli beberam veneno,
They died embracedMorreram os dois abraçados

Who passes by very closeQuem passa ali bem pertinho
Praying takes off their hatRezando tira o chapeu
Recognizing the storyReconhecendo a historia,
They wander aroundFica vagando ao leu
There you can see a little churchLa se ve uma igrejinha,
All covered in veilToda coberta de veu
For those who didn't marry on earthDe quem nao casaram na terra
But united in heavenMas se uniram no céu