Coração da Natureza
Ronaldo Viola e João Carvalho
Heart of Nature
I'm living in a corner of the backlands
Where civilization doesn't know it exists
I live in a great heart of nature
Where the sky is more beautiful and the rooster sings sadly
Where I live, my light is a lantern
And the black darkness is the Moon that illuminates
A simple shack has always been my mansion
My stove is made of firewood and my water comes from the mine
My pool is a simple stream
And my television is a beautiful sunrise
My treasure is a dapple-gray horse
And my gold is the shine that the moonlight brings me
In the surroundings of my thatched-roof shack
My weapon is faith that protects my days
My wealth has always been my health
And my great virtue is the faith I have in God
My transportation is still an ox cart
Which has often been a beautiful theme of song
Where poets mixed with longing
This true cart in simple memory
But for the man of the civilized world
I am still a backward person without culture and value
Because in this true rich paradise
To have happiness, you don't need to be a doctor
In this happy place I was born
In this happy place I have always lived
It seems like even God was born here
