Momma Cried

Mamãe Chorou

Momma Cried

Mamãe nos amava, cada um.Momma loved us, every one.
Cada filha, cada filho.Every daughter, every son.
Ela se entregou tão feliz,She gave herself so happily,
Era assim que ela era, você vê.That's just the way she was, you see.
Do amanhecer ao anoitecer, ela encontrava uma tarefa.From dawn to dark she'd find a chore.
E trabalhava até não ter mais.And work it 'til it was no more.
E todo dia até morrer,And every day until she died,
À noite, mamãe chorou.In the evening, Momma cried.
Mamãe chorou;Momma cried;
Havia luto à noite.There was mourning in the evening.
E mamãe chorou;And Momma cried;
Porque sua menininha se foi.'Cos her little girl was gone.
Sua menininha foi levada.Her little girl was snatched away.
Ela estava lá e então, um dia, simplesmente se foi.She was there and then just gone one day.
E mamãe se culpou, eu diria,And Momma blamed herself, I'd say,
Mas todos nós tínhamos dívidas a pagar.But all of us had debts to pay.
Mamãe chorou;Momma cried;
Havia luto à noite.There was mourning in the evening.
E mamãe chorou;And Momma cried;
Porque sua menininha se foi.'Cos her little girl was gone.
Eu fiz o meu melhor pra animar seu orgulho.I did my best to cheer her pride.
Naquele dia que algo quebrou por dentro.That day that something broke inside.
Eu jurei que a encontraria e tentei.I swore I'd find her and I tried.
À noite, mamãe chorou.In the evening, Momma cried.
Mamãe chorou;Momma cried;
Havia luto à noite.There was mourning in the evening.
E mamãe chorou;And Momma cried;
Porque sua menininha se foi.'Cos her little girl was gone.
Mamãe chorou;Momma cried;
Havia luto à noite.There was mourning in the evening.
E mamãe chorou;And Momma cried;
Porque sua menininha se foi.'Cos her little girl was gone.