Tereza

Tereza

Tereza

Perdíte en Jericoacoara.I lost you in jericoacoara.
Te perdí en la Floresta da Tijuca.I lost you in floresta tijuca.
Te perdí en cada rincón del país.I lost you in every part of the country.
No te escuché, no te busqué,I didn’t hear, didn’t listen,
No te miré, fui yo, fui yo, fui yoDidn’t look for you--it was me it was me it was me

Fui yo, fue mi gran pérdidaIt was me, it was my big loss
Fui yo, fue mi propio desiertoIt was me, it was my own desert
Fui yo, sin razón alguna--It was me, for no reason at all--
Solo era mi naturalezaIt was just my nature

Me dejaste en Fortaleza; me perdí en paredes vacías.You left me in fortaleza; I lost myself in empty walls.
Me hice una costa sin agua. Calor y arena era todo.Made myself a shoreline without water. Heat and sand was all.

Sé que llegará el día en que te veré de nuevo;I know a day will come when I’ll come see you;
En la ventana, cuelgan tus hierbas--admitiré algo nuevo:In the window, your herbs are hanging--I'll admit something new:
Fui yo, fui yo, fui yoIt was me it was me it was me

Fui yo, fue mi gran pérdidaIt was me, it was my big loss
Fui yo, fue mi propio desiertoIt was me, it was my own desert
Fui yo, sin razón alguna--It was me, for no reason at all--
Solo era mi naturalezaIt was just my nature

Oh, mi Tereza, solo era mi naturalezaOh, my tereza, it was just my nature