Asa Branca [English translation]

When I saw the burning land

Like a bonfire of São João

I asked God of the heavens

Why so much suffering

I asked God of the heavens

Why so much suffering

What a ember, what a furnace

Not even a single crop survives

Because of the drought I lost my cattle

And my dear horse died out of thirst

Because of the drought I lost my cattle

And my dear horse died out of thirst

Even the white wing

flied away from the Sertão

So I said, goodbye Rosinha

keep my heart with you

So I said, goodbye Rosinha

keep my heart with you

Today, many miles away

In a sad loneliness

I wait for the rain to fall down again

So I can come back to my Sertão

I wait for the rain to fall down again

So I can come back to my Sertão

When the green of your eyes

spread to the crops

I assure you, don't cry, you see

I will come back, my love, you see

I assure you, don't cry, you see

I will come back, my love, you see

• Artist:Luiz Gonzaga