Ndéve Guarâ Santani

I want to offer you a tender song
As I remember my Santaní
A blooming garden, cradle of love
Where I've always lived so happily
The town looks like white doves
That rest on a hill over there
They offer their waters, so blue
The well-known Ykua Pa'i

Listen, over there, the woman weeping
Who can't hold back her tears
You keep saying you love me
As I long for Tapirãkuãi
And those songs in the evening
The music never fades away
And serenades at your doorstep
Singing softly to your tune

I always remember a sad day
It was dawn when I left
Behind were sweet memories
In that town of Santaní
There stayed my dear mother
Who, so old, prays for me
Also the beloved who, resigned
With deep sorrow, saw me go

Listen, over there, the woman weeping
Who can't hold back her tears
You keep saying you love me
As I long for Tapirãkuãi
And those songs in the evening
The music never fades away
And serenades at your doorstep
Singing softly to your tune