Cantiga Triste de Pastoreio

You planted youth in the Lord's flowerbed
You didn't think about the restlessness of the Lord's younger brothers
You left sowing and planting around you
Youth withered waiting for some drops of love

Returning hopefully to the Lord's flowerbed
You saw a painful scene, the flowerbed without any flowers
Tears of sorrow ran, so you started again
The garden came back to life and you went out into the world singing

A young person costs very little
A little of much love
To those who serve the young world, I want to send a message
Words don't solve, young people want love
Don't continue sowing if you don't come back to water
Youth withers when we don't have time to love

Never return expecting to find gardens in bloom
If you neglected the Lord's flowerbeds
Start again with tenderness the work of watering
A thousand pure flowers will bloom and then you can sing with me