Текст и перевод песни Ivan Lins - Andorinhas

Andorinhas

Andorinhas, andorinhas
Que vieram por encanto
Pousaram na minha terra
Vindo tristes outros campos
Já tinha o manto escuro
Mas o peito inda era branco

Andorinhas, andorinhas
Já sabiam o seu destino
Pois cantar, nunca cantaram
E um dia se arribaram
Dizem que estão de luto
Num silêncio absoluto

Quando o homem perde a terra
Onde se semeou a vida
Perde tudo o que mais tinha
Perde tudo e segue junto
Com as andorinhas

Swallows

Swallows, swallows
That came by enchantment
They landed in my land
Coming sad from other fields
The mantle was already dark
But the chest was still white

Swallows, swallows
They already knew their destiny
For singing, they never sang
And one day they arrived
They say they are in mourning
In absolute silence

When a man loses the land
Where life was sown
He loses all that he had most
He loses everything and follows along
With the swallows