Paroles et traduction Gerson Borges - Nordestino

Nordestino

Queria tocar os sinos
Da majestosa catedral
Pensei em compor os hinos
Pintar as faces do vitral
Mas tu me fizeste olhar o chão
E repintar os rodapés
Silenciar em meio à sombra do jardim
E foi assim que eu aprendi
A aguardar o tempo bom
A viração do vento sul
O recomeço da estação
Para plantar, para regar, para podar
Para sonhar o renascer da floração
Perto da terra, umedecer
Em meio à horta, serenar
Tua vontade obedecer
Um dia a tristeza disse
Que eu nunca mais seria alguém
Melhor que eu me demitisse
Pulasse deste velho trem
Mas tu me fizeste olhar o céu
E eu comecei a ver melhor
Ver teu amor a envolver a minha dor
E me fazer voar além
Da torre desta catedral
Ares de Allambra, luz e bem,
Logo depois de Portugal
Beira de rio, onda do mar, vento mais frio
Luz do luar, perto da Estrela D'alva
Pra ver a Terra amanhecer
E com o sereno repousar
Onde tua mão me colocar

Nordestino

I wanted to ring the bells
Of the majestic cathedral
I thought of composing hymns
Painting the faces of the stained glass windows
But you made me look at the floor
And repaint the baseboards
To be silent in the shadows of the garden
And it was thus that I learned
To wait for the good times
The turn of the south wind
The rebirth of the season
To plant, to water, to prune
To dream of the rebirth of flowers
Close to the ground, to moisten
In the middle of the garden, to be at peace
To obey your will
One day sadness said
That I would never again be anyone
That I would be better off quitting
Jumping off this old train
But you made me look at the sky
And I began to see better
Seeing your love surround my pain
And making me fly beyond
Of the tower of this cathedral
Airs of Alhambra, light and well,
Soon after Portugal
Riversides, sea waves, colder wind
Moonlight, near the morning star
To see the Earth awaken
And to rest with the dew
Where your hand can place me