Verde Vinho

No one on the street on the cold night
Just me and the moonlight
Heading home when I saw
Light in an old bar
I didn't hesitate, it was cold and I went in

Being so far from my homeland
I had the feeling
Of having entered a tavern
Of bravado or adventure
And an old man approached and spoke like this

Let's toast with green wine
From my Portugal
And the green wine will make me remember
The white village I left behind by the sea
Let's toast with green wine
So I can sing
Songs from Minho that make me dream
Of the moment to return home

He then told me about that sad day
Old Luiz
When he left everything that exists
To be happy
The bride, the mother, the house, the father, and the dog too
Thinking now about that scene
That I saw abroad

I remember the sorrow, I remember the pain
That I lived with him
Good Portuguese, come back soon and come for good

Let's toast with green wine
So I can sing
Songs from the nest that make me dream
Of the moment to return home

Let's toast with green wine
So I can sing
Songs from the nest that make me dream
Of the moment to return home