Текст и перевод песни João Paulo & Daniel - Brincar de Esconder

Brincar de Esconder

Playing Hide and Seek

Eu tinha dez anos e ela também

We were both ten years old

Na risonha infância que o tempo levou

In a cheerful childhood that time took away

Fomos pequeninas flores que murcharam

We were little flowers that wilted

Quando a dor do mundo com a gente brincou

When the pain of the world came to play with us

Ela se escondia, eu a procurava

She would hide, I would seek

Por entre as folhagens do verde pomar

Amongst the foliage of the verdant orchard

Eu tinha certeza de não me perder

I was sure that I would not get lost

Neste delicioso jogo de esconder

In this delightful game of hide and seek

Feliz, eu não via o tempo passar

Happy, I did not see the time pass by

Um dia esperei e ela não veio

One day I waited, and she did not come

Por lá muita gente vi aparecendo

I saw many people appear there

Num branco caixão puseram seu corpo

They put her body in a white coffin

Disseram que ela ia se esconder

They said she was going to hide

Procurei por ela e nunca encontrei

I searched for her and never found her

Só quando cresci pude adivinhar

It was only when I grew up that I could guess

Que ela virou estrela no céu

That she had become a star in the sky

Tão alto que nunca eu pude alcançar

So high that I could never reach her

Destino, porque entrou no brinquedo

Fate, why did you enter the game

E fez entre nós o jogo acabar?

And make the game end between us?

Ao longo da vida, de tanto esconder

Throughout life, from hiding so much

Nós dois nos perdemos no eterno pomar

We both got lost in the eternal orchard

A dor das raízes de nossa infância

The pain of the roots of our childhood

Matou na menina a flor do viver

Killed the flower of life in the girl

Só resta a miragem de um sonho dourado

Only the mirage of a golden dream remains

Por entre a folhagem, o tempo acabado

Amongst the foliage, the time is up

Nunca mais eu pude brincar de esconder

I could never play hide and seek again