Lyrics and translation Sérgio Reis & Filhos - Escolta De Vagalumes

Escolta De Vagalumes

Voltando pra minha terra eu renasci
Nos anos que fiquei distante, acho que morri
Morri de saudade dos pais, irmãos e companheiros
Ao cair da tarde, no velho terreiro
A gente cantava as mais lindas canções

Viola afinada, e na voz, dueto perfeito
Longe eu não cantava, doía meu peito
Na cidade grande só tive ilusões

Mas voltei, mas voltei, eu voltei
E ao passar na porteira, a mata e o perfume
Eu fui escoltado pelos vagalumes
Pois era uma linda noite de luar

Mas chorei, mas chorei, eu chorei
Ao ver meus pais, meus irmãos vindo ao meu encontro
A felicidade misturou meu pranto
Com o orvalho da noite deste meu lugar

Ganhei dinheiro lá fora, mas foi tudo em vão
A natureza é meu mundo, eu sou o sertão
Correr pelos campos floridos feito um menino
Esquecer as mágoas e os desatinos
Que a vida lá fora me proporcionou

Ouvir sabiá cantando e a juriti
E a felicidade de um bem-ti-vi
Que parece dizer: meu amigo voltou!

Mas voltei, mas voltei, eu voltei
E ao passar na porteira, a mata e o perfume
Eu fui escoltado pelos vagalumes
Pois era uma linda noite de luar

Mas chorei, mas chorei, eu chorei
Ao ver meus pais, meus irmãos vindo ao meu encontro
A felicidade misturou meu pranto
Com o orvalho da noite deste meu lugar

Firefly Escort

I was reborn when I returned to my homeland
I think I died in the years I was away
I died of longing for my parents, siblings, and companions
In the old courtyard, as dusk fell
We would sing the most beautiful songs

Tuned viola, and in our voices, a perfect duet
Far away, I couldn't sing, my chest ached
In the big city, I only had illusions

But I came back, I came back, I came back
And as I passed through the gate, the forest and the scent
I was escorted by fireflies
For it was a beautiful moonlit night

But I cried, I cried, I cried
When I saw my parents, my siblings coming to meet me
Happiness mingled with my tears
With the dew of night in this place of mine

I earned money out there, but it was all in vain
Nature is my world, I am the backlands
Running through the flower-filled fields like a child
Forgetting the sorrows and follies
That life outside brought me

To hear the sabiá singing and the juriti
And the happiness of a well-te-vi
That seems to say: my friend is back!

But I came back, I came back, I came back
And as I passed through the gate, the forest and the scent
I was escorted by fireflies
For it was a beautiful moonlit night

But I cried, I cried, I cried
When I saw my parents, my siblings coming to meet me
Happiness mingled with my tears
With the dew of night in this place of mine