Castelo de Areia

Sand Castle

Castelo de Areia

My guitar was made of pineA minha viola foi feita de pinho
With it I had pleasure and joyCom ela eu já tive prazer e alegria
Every afternoon in my little ranchTodas tardes no meu ranchinho
Playing and singing I would distract myselfTocando e cantando eu me distraía
I have my horse, a beautiful roanTenho meu cavalo, um belo tordilho
A cattle of breed that I selectedUm gado de raça que eu selecionava
In the evening I would give him some cornÀ tardinha eu dava uma ração de milho
Horse eating, I would restCavalo comendo eu me descansava

That's how I led my life aloneAssim eu levava a vida sozinho
I only distracted myself with the livestockSó me distraía com as criação
A neighbor came to live thereAli veio morar um vizinho
Who had a daughter of beautiful appearanceQue tinha uma filha de linda feição
When I saw the brunette, what a beautiful girlQuando eu vi a morena, que moça bonita
I noticed sympathy in her lovely gazeNotei simpatia no seu lindo olhar
I felt a strange pain in my chestSenti no meu peito uma dor esquisita
We decided right there to get marriedTratamos ali mesmo de nós se casar

I got married in the chapel, we came to the farmCasei na capela, viemos pra roça
My companion lasted so littleMinha companheira tão pouco durou
She died and left my hutMorreu e deixou minha choça
And happiness ended for meE a felicidade pra mim se acabou
I was happy living aloneEu era feliz vivendo sozinho
But fate wanted me to have a loveMas a sorte quis que eu tivesse um amor
I built my castle, today my heart yearnsJá fiz meu castelo, hoje meu peito anseia
It was all made of sand and collapsedFoi todo de areia e desmoronou

I let my horse loose in the pasturesSoltei meu cavalo lá pras invernada
I hung my saddle inside the barnDentro do paiol pendurei meu arreio
My poor guitarA minha viola coitada
Is hanging high on the postEstá pendurada no alto do esteio
And my life has already changedE a minha vida já se transformou
From a garden of flowers to a thorny roadDe um jardim de flor numa estrada de espinho
But always with faith in our LordMas sempre com fé em nosso Senhor
Again I lead my life aloneDe novo eu levo a vida sozinho