Olhos de Luar

Tião was a strong, cheerful, and fearless mulatto
Born from love made on the earth amidst the plantation
He held the handle of the hoe and herded the cattle
Sadness was something that was not seen by his side

After the farm, he went to the bar, a glass of cachaça
He sang, played the guitar, and joked around
Broad chest, clear laughter, friend of friends
He was not afraid of anyone, mocked dangers

One day he felt on his face
The moonlit eyes of the boss's daughter
And a bittersweet joy and sadness entered his heart
Tião was no longer the same
Since he felt the shine of that gaze
He felt the urge to cry for the first time

But the spell of the gaze entered like poison
The boss's daughter's gaze on his dark body
Ah! That gaze had more light than the midday sun
The temptation was stronger, he couldn't resist

One day she came closer, a ray of hope
A man in love becomes somewhat childish
And then he spoke of all that he felt
Apologized for loving someone he shouldn't

And a tear rolled from the moonlit eyes of the boss's daughter
Her white face blushed in the force of passion
Then heaven came to earth
When love exists, everything becomes equal
And love happened in the middle of the sugarcane field

But the boss's pride was still stronger
Honor is washed with blood, an oath of death
The fruit of this love cannot see the light of day
At night the sound of a shot and a body falls on the cold ground

But everything done here is paid for here
The bloodstain on the earth never disappears
For seven years, nothing else grew on that ground
And the night darkened the boss's eyes forever

But when it's a moonlit night
Some people have seen amidst the plantation
A black man leading a blonde boy by the hand
Both running through the field
Leaving an unparalleled trail of light
A trail of love in the middle of the sugarcane field
A trail of love in the middle of the sugarcane field