Saga de Severinin

Saga of Severinin

Saga de Severinin

I ask for the attention of the gentlemenPeço a atenção dos senhores
For the story I'm going to tellPra história que eu vou contar
I speak of Severinin, a very popular farmerFalo de Severinin lavrador tão popular
Who lived in a hutQue morava numa palhoça
And cultivated a field near TaperoáE cultivava uma roça perto de Taperoá

And Severinin plowed the soft land every dayE Severinin todo dia lavrava a terra macia
And plowed land is poetryE terra lavrada é poesia

He works with his hands in the landMexe com mão na terra
Climbs this hill, cuts this groundSobe esta serra corta esse chão
Plant that plant bridgePlanta que a planta ponte
Plant cotton over these hillsPor esses montes plante algodão

Severinin lived happilySeverinin vivia até feliz
Filling his eyes with goodnessEnchendo os olhos com bem d'rais
And even the plantation was beautiful in bloomE mesmo a plantação tava bonita em flor
And by his side his companionE ao seu lado sua companheira
Had his loveTinha o seu amor

But as the saying goes and as one would expectMas como diz o ditado e haverá de se esperar
After everything was plantedDepois de tudo plantado
The landowner asks Severinin to vacateFazendeiro pede pra Severinin desocupar

There were even ripe fruitsJá tinha até fruta madura
Pumpkins sprawling in the yardJirimum enrramando no terreiro
And there was even a little birdE tinha até um passarinho
Who besides being his neighborQue além de ser seu vizinho
Became a great companionFicou muito companheiro

So much uncertainty arrivesChega tanta incerteza
The soul trapped wants to break freeA alma presa quer se soltar
Fight, fight aloneLuta, luta sozinho
What is the way to liberateQual o caminho de libertar

Severinin was left alone and lonelySeverinin ficou sozinho e só
He couldn't bear the ingratitudeIngratidão não pôde suportar
He ran to the southCorreu para o sul
And then the construction was seenAí a construção se viu
Once and for allDe uma vez por todas
Once and for allDe uma vez por todas
To collapseDesabar