Triste Despedida

I remember my homeland where I was raised
My beloved cradle, I can never forget it
And today I find myself very much absent from him
But my heart feels an eternal suffering

The time has come for me to leave
I intend to give my farewell
Goodbye my friends, my parents and relatives
In the coming years I will return

I left my land unnecessarily
Just for the sake of wanting to know the world
I went for a walk in the vast compound
I've already set out to enjoy and suffer

I shook hands with my first love
I felt pain seeing her cry
I left her a handkerchief as a form of comfort
Because I already have the pine tree to comfort me

The house with the porch and the beautiful curtains
Those girls whom I loved so much
Time passed and plans changed
I also left my 18th birthday there

What a sad hour, my God of mercy
Remembering the absence of my natural self
Who doesn't feel homesick enough?
Living far from my homeland, Natal

I remember the big house that was my school
Where the viola first stole
And with these years that I've spent away
Everything is different now, I find it to be

The old reservoir of clean, fresh water
It also ended up in the current
And the wall that held back the waters
It's been a volcano of sadness these days

That little house by the side of the road
It was my dwelling, my cradle, and my home
Those backyards full of fragrant flowers
Those were the days of roses, I can't even remember them all

I was raised there with laughter and affection
Dad passed away in that same corner
Instead of roses, there is only a cross
A sad sign of someone who has already died

My dear godfather, God invited you
And he traveled in a sleep balloon
And that house of laughter and joy
Today, sadness dwells in place of its owner
And that house of laughter and joy
Today, sadness dwells in place of its owner