A Sementinha

In the farm house where I lived
On a drizzly morning with cloudy skies
I found a little seed on the ground
I immediately thought of planting it in the wet soil

Time passed quickly and youth
Arrived like nightfall at dusk
A country girl came to live on the farm
Graceful, beautiful, sweet, and in the prime of her life

A romance began between her and me
In the cozy shade of a paineira tree
I gave her a rose with much hope
That I picked from a branch of that rosebush

We set the wedding for the end of the year
For me, she was the only one and for her, only me
Just over a week before our Edílio
My promised flower, fell ill and died

I uprooted the rose bush in the spring
And planted it on my beloved's grave
Every afternoon I watered it with my tears
The rosebush withered and came to nothing

The rain went away and the scorching sun
Killed my rosebush and dried my tears
But it didn't kill the memory of the country girl
For I see her image everywhere

That's why I live far from my land
Following the long road of my life
I try to live with a smile but, nevertheless
I cry when I remember my beloved

Destiny, as always, is capricious
Full of betrayals and crazy dreams
Just like that rosebush and my beloved
I feel like I'm also slowly fading away