Translation of the song Ausente artist Cristina Branco

Adeus oh minha gente

Farewell oh my people

Vou fazer-me à dura estrada

I will take myself to the hard road

Minh'alma ardentemente

My soul ardently

Quer erguer-se e está frustrada

Wants to rise and is frustrated

Longe está meu horizonte

Far away is my horizon

Uma luz resta-me ao longe

A light remains for me in the distance

Qual fogueira em alto monte

That bonfire on high mountain

Adeus oh minha gente

Farewell oh my people

A quem vejo arrependidos

To whom I see repentant

As mãos que me negaram

The hands that denied me

Já me as deram como amigos

Before now they gave them to me as friends

Mas dentro de mim arde

But within me burns

Um sossego abrasador

A scorching calm

Do Alentejo em fim de tarde

Of the Alentejo in late afternoon

Adeus oh minha gente

Farewell oh my people

Venham ver-me à despedida

Come see me at my parting

Nasci no lado errado

I was born on the wrong side

No lado errado da vida

On the wrong side of life

Partindo fico ausente

Departing I become absent

Nem memória vou guardar

And no memory will I keep

Ai! Adeus oh minha gente…

Oh! Farewell oh my people ...