Querência Amada

Whoever wants to know who I am
Look at the blue sky
And shout along with me
Long live Rio Grande do Sul

The handkerchief identifies me
Where I come from
From the province of São Pedro
Patron of the beloved homeland

Oh, my Rio Grande
Of a thousand charms
Ready for anything for Brazil
Beloved homeland of the vineyards
From grapes comes the wine
From the people comes the affection
Kindness is never too much

Birthplace of Flores da Cunha
And Borges de Medeiros
Land of Getúlio Vargas
Brazilian president

I am from the same source
May God grant me health
So I can see for many years
The blue sky of Rio Grande

I love you so much, Gaúcho land
I give myself the luxury to die for you
Beloved homeland
Plains and hills
Of the arms that pull me
Of the beautiful Gaúcha woman
Beauty of my land

My heart is small
Because God made me this way
Rio Grande is much bigger
But fits inside me

I am from the younger generation
A very manly and handsome poet
In my veins flows
The heroic blood of the ragamuffins

God is Gaúcho
With spurs and lasso
Was he a Maragato or a Chimango
Beloved homeland
My sky of anil
This giant Rio Grande
Another shining star
In the Brazilian flag