Pedido a São João
Luiz Gonzaga
Request to Saint John
If God wills, I will go to the backlands
For longing advises my heart
I am told to go invite Mrs. Chiquinha
to be my godmother at the Saint John's bonfire
Arriving there, I pour out my sorrow
I fill a bottle with water then bury it in the ground
I ask Saint John to appeal to the Almighty
To know if early rain will come next year in my homeland
If God wills, I will go to the backlands
For longing advises my heart
I am told to go invite Mrs. Chiquinha
to be my godmother at the Saint John's bonfire
Arriving there, I pour out my sorrow
I fill a bottle with water then bury it in the ground
I ask Saint John to appeal to the Almighty
To know if early rain will come next year in my homeland
