Canto da Yara

Sing and enchant
Mermaid of the lakes
Yara of the rivers
Your beauty is the melody itself
Springs from the waters
And invades the forest in symphony

Enchantment that arises in the moonlight
That surrounds the fisherman
That seduces the navigator
And inspires the troubadour

Sonorous voice
Infinite ember or heat
Everything around is fire
Incense, smoke, and fervor
Sing my mermaid

And when you stop
To listen
And when you think of returning
There is no more time
Everything becomes so distant from you

The mermaid's song seduced you
The mermaid's song seduced you
A capricious song seduced you