Testo di Forro In The Dark (Asa Branca)

When I heard the earth was burning Like the fires of São joão I asked God up there in His heaven What is happening to us? The fire of hell one, what is an oven Not a tree was left alive And all my cattle, dying there Even my horse, my dear, did not survive And the winged white dove flew now Away from this burnt land And so I say now, goodbye Rosinha I know that in my heart, I will be back again Now I live in this big city Such a long, long way away But when I hear the rain is falling Back to my house I'm going back one day And the earth will one day bloom Like the green that is in your eyes And I assure you, my dear Rosinha I'll be back here, by your side