Percorrendo o Rio Grande
Gildo de Freitas
Traveling the Rio Grande
Oh milonga galponeira since you have quality
Go take a trip around the world in the Brazil of freedom
Trust me there in Rio Grande land of hospitality
Enter the beloved Rio Grande to ease my longing
Travel well through my Rio Grande bring lots of joy
In Alegrete, Rosário, São Borja, Santa Maria
São Gabriel, Dom Pedrito, Soledade and Vacaria
Novo Hamburgo and Porto Alegre, São Leopoldo and Caxias
Santana do Livramento, Jaguarão and Itaqui
Camaquã and Montenegro, São Francisco and Jaguari
Viamão and Santo Antônio, Taquara, Gravataí
Portão, Rincão do Cascalho and São Sebastião do Caí
Milonga arrives at the beaches in Torres, Tramandaí
In Pinhal and Cidreira, Palmares, Capivari
Make a stop in Pelotas, Rio Grande, Piratini
Go to Pinheiro Machado, Cachoeira and Cacequi
São Sepé and Caçapava, Lavras, Bagé and Três Passos
Go and give this people my big and sincere hug
And tell everyone to grab a dagger of pure steel
Cut my heart and let each one take a piece