As irmãs ajudavam quem estava por perto The sisters worked for the people round them Seu rendado espanhol virava pão para os pobres Their Spanish lace wove some bread for the poor E elas se esforçavam e tentavam, mas se cansaram And they cared and tried but were worn with De seus medos e dos anos de desiiusão Their fears and the years of heartbreak
O pó e o vinho manchavam os homens que as conheciam Dust and wine stained the men who knew them O suor dos dias sob o Sol inclemente The sweat of days in the angry Sun E os homens estavam fracos e choravam And the men were weak, and they cried E pediam: Irmãs, santificai-nos! And they asked, sisters, make us holy
As irmãs rezavam: Dê-nos alguma esperança The sisters prayed, give us hope for something Os homens perguntaram: Onde está o seu Deus agora? The men asked, where is your God today? E os olhos vazios das irmãs, enquanto oravam And the empty eyes as the sisters prayed held Guardavam seus pensamentos não ditos Their thoughts unspoken
Não havia nada que elas pudessem fazer There was nothing they could do A terra era poeira por todo lado Earth was dust for miles around Nada de novo sobrevivia Nothing new survived Tudo era estéril naquele chão Everything was barren on the land E a verdade que tentavam entender havia morrido And the truth they tried to understand just died
Tudo era estéril naquele chão Everything was barren on the land E a verdade que tentavam entender havia morrido And the truth they tried to understand just died