Canto Alegretense
Os Serranos
Alegretense Song
Don't ask me where Alegrete is
Follow the direction of your own heart
You will cross paths with a gaucho
And hear the sound of accordion and guitar
For those arriving from Rosario at the end of the afternoon
Or those coming from Uruguaiana in the morning
The sun is like a burning ember
Diving into the Ibirapuitã River
Listen to the gaucho and Brazilian song
Of this land that I have loved since I was a boy
Prickly pear flower, honeyed camoatim
Moura stone from the Inhanduy hills
And in the final hour that I deserve
To see the Alegrete sun set
Like the colts, I will turn my head
Towards the homeland at the moment of death
And in my eyes, I will carry the enchantment
Of this land that I have loved with devotion
Every verse I compose is a payment
Of a debt of love and gratitude
