Descobrimento

Discovery

Descobrimento

Caravels at full sail on the seaCaravelas no mar à todo pano
Land in sight, the crew gets excitedTerra à vista, a tripulação se assanha
Waterfalls gushing from the mountainCachoeiras jorrando da montanha
So much color, so much light, so many animalsQuanta cor, quanta luz, quanto bichano
Jaguar, agouti, armadillo, maned wolf, toucanOnça, paca, tatu, guará, tucano
Snake, monkey, jacu bird, macaw, spiderCobra, mico, jacu, arara, aranha
Manatee, capybara, and otterPeixe-boi, capivara e ariranha
What a surprise for the Portuguese people!Que surpresa pro povo lusitano!
It was worth so much time on the oceanJá valeu tanto tempo no oceano
To step foot on this land it bathesPra pisar essa terra que ele banha

What richness in the wood of this forestQue riqueza a madeira dessa mata
Brazilwood, jatobá, and silk-cotton treePau-brasil, jatobá e gameleira
So much gold rolling down the hillsideQuanto ouro rolando a ribanceira
In the quarry, granite, iron, and silverNa pedreira, granito, ferro e prata
Emeralds sprouting at every turnEsmeraldas brotando em cada reta
Diamonds descending in the rapidsDiamantes descendo em corredeira
Rubber oozing from the rubber treeA borracha a escorrer da seringueira
Naked Indian in the waters of the waterfallÍndia nua nas águas da cascata
It's treasure to fill many a frigateÉ tesouro pra encher muita fragata
In the abundance of Brazilian landNa fartura da terra brasileira

And Cabral remembering his homelandE Cabral se lembrando da terrinha
Of bankers, nobility, king, and shieldDos banqueiros, nobreza, rei e escudo
Sent to Lisbon the contentsEnviou pra Lisboa o conteúdo
Of Caminha's poetic letterDa poética carta de Caminha
His Highness liked the taleSua Alteza gostou da ladainha
That the money invested was grandQue o dinheiro investido foi graúdo
And it's too much fortune for the nativeE é fortuna demais pra botocudo
The wealth that the new land hadA riqueza que a nova terra tinha
Not even in five hundred years, O QueenNem com quinhentos anos, ó Rainha
Will there be time for us to take everythingVai dar tempo da gente levar tudo