O Peão na Amarração

Down south the sun sets
Leaning here on the ground
In the shade of the cashew trees
Like entering a discussion
It's the time for the feet to rest
And cool off the calluses on my hands
I'll lay down on this braid
Life in discussion
In the shade of the cashew trees
In the corner of the tie-up
Talking about life
Brother's life of the cowboy
Down south the sun sets
And cools off the calluses on the hands
A desire is what gives me
As tempting as a temptation
One day to decide
To put my feet through my hands
Push, tighten, push, pull
Throw the load on the ground
And snort in the winds
Broken from the plateaus
Never again to come to work
Never again to see the ranch
It's the blindness to let
A day to be a cowboy
Not dancing tied up anymore
By the neck with a rope
Not being employed anymore
And not being a boss
A desire is what gives me
One day to decide
Throw the load on the ground
Like the cicada and the ant
I'll take my living
Working for the belly
And singing until I die
Overcoming bad faith and intrigue
From the Devil's temptations
Cutting leaves for the friend
Sharpening the tips with my hands
Like the cicada and the ant
Singing and earning bread
I'll sing as much as I can
And dream of what I can't
In the time that sets lunch
I know I'm not a cowboy anymore
A desire gives me here
One day to decide
Break the fence of the orchard
And stop being a tame ox
And leave the cart, leave the yoke
To work without rest
I rise in the thicket
There in the remote backlands
Sharpen the tips, sharpen the hooves
Wild ox and big man
It's the blindness to let
A day to be a cowboy
Not buying or selling
Stealing this they won't take
Not being employed anymore
And not being a boss
A desire gives me here
One day to decide
Wild ox and big man
Every time I go to sing
The tie-up song
I get a lump in my throat
And a knot in my heart
But the yoke around my neck
God put it for Adam's sake
I never forget this Law
Like I eat bread
Even Jesus when young
On Earth was a cowboy
And every time I go to sing
To free myself from temptation
To end this itch
No more tie-up song