Laço da Saudade

Open the door, my dear, open the door
Open the door as I'm arriving now
I came tied by the tie of longing
And squeezing this spur on my boot

I left home to drive a herd
Because a cowboy needs to survive
And traveling from place to place
I saw the beautiful night mantle descend

I stopped the cattle and unsaddled the troop
But weariness wouldn't let me eat
I lay on the hammock, but when I saw the moon
I lost sleep missing you

The birds serenaded me
And the stars took care of the herd
A nightjar screaming in the distance
Represented a cowboy out in the fields

The nightjars sang all night
Inviting me to release the cattle on the road
And the dew when it dripped on my face
Was the sky crying at dawn

I found many flowers along the way
Neither the cattle nor the troop trampled
Because in a rosebush bud
I saw the beautiful image of you, my great love

My destiny doesn't let me stay away
Because longing is your lasso
I brought dust and a handful of weariness
And for you, a beautiful bouquet of flowers

Open the door, my dear, open the door
Open the door as I'm arriving now
I came tied by the tie of longing
And squeezing this spur on my boot