Translation of the song Água e mel artist Cristina Branco

Portuguese

Água e mel

English translation

Water and honey

Entre os ramos de pinheiro

Between the branches of pine trees

Vi o luar de Janeiro

I saw the moonlight of Rio de Janeiro

Quando ainda havia sol

When there still was sunlight

//E numa concha da praia

And in a shell from the beach

Ouvi a voz que desmaia

I heard a voice that brings on a faint

Dum secreto rouxinol//

From a secret nightingale

Com água e mel

With water and honey

Comi pão com água e mel

I ate bread with water and honey

E do vão duma janela

And from the vista of a window

Beijei sem saber a quem

I kissed without knowing who

Tenho uma rosa

I have a rose

Tenho uma rosa e um cravo

I have a rose and a carnation

Num cantarinho de barro

In a little song from the clay

Que me deu a minha mãe

Which my mother gave me

Fui p´la estrada nacional

It was through the national road

E pela mata real

And through real woods

Atrás dum pássaro azul

Behind a blue bird

//No fundo dos olhos trago

In the depths of the eyes I bring

A estrada de Santiago

The road of Santiago

E o cruzeiro do sul//

And the cruise of the south

Abri meus olhos

I opened my eyes

Abri meus olhos ao dia

I opened my eyes to the day

E escutei a melodia

And I heard the melody

Que ao céu se eleva de pó

Which rises to the sky from the dust

//Do vinho novo

From the new wine

Se provei o vinho novo

If I sampled the new wine

Se amei o rei e o povo

If I loved the king and the populace

Meu Deus por que estou tão só//

My God why am I so alone

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