Pensamento

By Pernã (attributed)

also sung as “Pensamento, vá na frente que eu chego depois”

Thought runs ahead of the singer, carrying memories of eyes that shine on meeting again, of rain and dark woods, and of the berimbau.

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PensamentoThought —

Vá na frente que eu chego depoisGo on ahead, I'll get there later

Porque trago na lembrançaBecause I carry in my memory

Os olhos brilhamEyes shine

Quando de novo se encontramWhen they meet again

Os olhos brilham, quando de novo se encontramEyes shine when they meet again

SentimentoFeeling —

Olho pro céu e vejo as estrelasI look at the sky and see the stars

Na folhagem sinto o ventoIn the leaves I feel the wind

Dia de chuva, mata escuraA rainy day, a dark forest

Me guardo por dentroI keep myself inside

Dia de chuva, mata escura, me guardo por dentroA rainy day, a dark forest, I keep myself inside

CaxixiCaxixi —

Cadê que estava aqui?Where's the berimbau that was here?

Assentado nesse chãoSitting on this ground

Parecendo um pé de milhoLooking like a stalk of corn

Folguedo de capoeiraCapoeira merrymaking

Xangô é rei, São João menino é da fogueiraXangô is king, the boy São João belongs to the bonfire

Xangô é rei, São João menino é da fogueiraXangô is king, the boy São João belongs to the bonfire

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