Recuo o caminhão, mal posso esperar a noite chegar I'm backing up the lorry, can't wait for night to come Varro o quintal numa tarde de sexta-feira I'm sweeping out the back yard on a Friday afternoon Reuniremos os músicos e partiremos rumo às estrelas We'll gather round the players and we'll head off for the stars Encheremos a van com poesia, bateria e guitarras Pack the van with poetry, drums and the guitars
Levevaremos Billy pelo uísque, Willie pela porta We'll take Billy for the whisky, Willie for the door Levevaremos Mary Kate e Lizzy para dançar pelo salão We'll take Mary Kate and Lizzy for the dancing round the floor Transformaremos este salão vazio numa cidade cheia de luzes We'll turn this empty hall into a city full of lights E elevaremos os espíritos do verão através da passagem da noite And lift the summer spirits through the passing of the night
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas There was laughing, and there were tears Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados There were so many shattered hopes and dreams Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos But there was treasure and 40 years No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run
Bateremos no ritmo dois-passos, tocaremos na caixa We'll hammer on the two-step, we'll lay it on the snare Romanceando o acordeão, valsando as melodias Romancing the accordion, waltzing out the aires Estes hinos sagrados e ondulantes, ao alcance do nosso amor These sacred swaying anthems, within our lover's grasp Desnudando o salgueiro aos passos do passado Stripping down the willow to the footsteps of the past
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas There was laughing, and there were tears Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados There were so many shattered hopes and dreams Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos But there was treasure and 40 years No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run
Éramos reis e rainhas, os "reels" giram We were kings and queens, the reels go round É o emblema da nossa cultura, digam em voz alta It's the badge of our culture, say it loud E tudo está no dom dos jovens e orgulhosos And it's all in the gift of the young and the proud No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run
Estamos saindo pela porta dos fundos, a hora chegou We're loading out the back door, now the hour is come Dirigindo pelas colinas escuras com o Sol vermelho e nascente Driving through the black hills with the red and rising Sun Há um rio e uma distância, até onde os olhos podem ver There's a river and a distance, far as eyes can see Lar perto de Kyle e Broadford, lá por Memphis Tennessee Home by Kyle and Broadford round by Memphis Tennessee
Houve risos, e houve lágrimas There was laughing, and there were tears Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçados There were so many shattered hopes and dreams Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anos But there was treasure and 40 years No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run
No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run No lugar onde os rios correm In the place where the rivers run