Paroles et traduction Tião Carreiro & Pardinho - Arreio de Prata

Arreio de Prata

São José do Rio Preto, muito tempo se passou
O seu Oscar Bernardino com a boiada, ele viajou
Num transporte a Mato Grosso, na comitiva levou
Um filho de criação que na lida ele ensinou
No seu arreio de prata que no rodeio ganhou
O menino ia garboso no potro que ele amansou
Aquele arreio de prata era o que mais estimava
Somente em dias de gala que em Rio Preto ele usava
Nesta viagem, seu Oscar, pros peões recomendava
Pra zelar bem do peãozinho que recente se formava
O menino de ponteiro, o berrante repicava
O Itamar e o Tiãozinho, de perto lhe vigiava
A mania do menino, seu Oscar sempre lembrava
Na hora do reboliço, com a vida não contava
E foi lá no pantanal quando ninguém se esperava
Uma onça traiçoeira, numa rês ela pulava
A boiada deu um estouro que o sertão se abalava
Parecia que o mundo, nesta hora, se acabava
Os ares do campo virgem cheirava a chifre queimado
O menino dando grito pra tentar segurar o gado
A barrigueira partiu, do cavalo foi jogado
Nos cascos dos cuiabanos, pelos campos foi pisado
Quando a boiada passou, viram o peãozinho estirado
Com seu arreio de prata, estava morto, abraçado
O seu Oscar Bernardino, sua alegria acabou
Pegou o arreio de prata, pro Antonio ele falou
Este arreio é do menino, deixe com ele por favor
Na sombra de um angiqueiro, uma cruzinha fincou
E na cruz fez um letreiro: aqui jaz um domador
Que apesar da pouca idade, nenhum peão com ele igualou

Silver Harness

São José do Rio Preto, a very long time ago
Oscar Bernardino and his team of oxen, he traveled
In a cattle drive to Mato Grosso, he had in his company
A young man he had raised, whom he taught the rodeo way
On his silver-plated harness that he had earned at the rodeo
The boy rode gracefully on the colt that he had tamed
That silver-plated harness was his most prized possession
He only wore it on special occasions in Rio Preto
On this journey, Oscar gave careful instructions to his men
To take good care of the young cowboy who was just starting out
The boy rode point, blowing the steer horn with great skill
Itamar and little Tião kept a close eye on him
Oscar always reminded the boy of his habit
Of not caring about his life when the action started
And it was there in the Pantanal where no one expected it
A treacherous jaguar attacked, leaping at a cow
The cattle stampeded, shaking the plains
It seemed as if the world was coming to an end at that moment
The air of the untouched wilderness reeked of burning horn
The boy shouted, trying to round up the cattle
The belly strap broke, and he was thrown from his horse
He was trampled by the hooves of the Cuiabá cattle
When the cattle had passed, they saw the young cowboy lying there
With his silver-plated harness, he was dead, holding it close
Oscar Bernardino's happiness was gone
He picked up the silver-plated harness and said to Antonio
This harness belonged to the boy, please leave it with him
In the shade of an angico tree, he planted a small cross
And on the cross he wrote: here lies a tamer
Who, despite his young age, was the equal of any cowboy