White Potatos

Batatas Brancas

White Potatos

Mil despedidas para as batatas brancasA thousants farewells to the white potatos
Enquanto as tivemos, um tesouro agradávelfor as long as we had them, a pleasant hoard
Amigáveis, inocentes, entrando na nossa rodaaffable, innocent, coming into our company
Enquanto riam conosco na mesa.as they laughed with us the head of the board.

Elas ajudavam a enfermeira, o homem e a criança,They were help to the nurse, to the man and the child,
Os fracos e os fortes, os jovens e os velhosto the weak and the strong, to the young and the old
Mas a causa da minha dor, meu lamento, minha afliçãobut the cause of my sorrow, my grief my affliction
Elas rolando pra longe, sem geada, sem frio.them rolling away, without frost, without cold.

Qual será o manto para os que vão ser enterrados?What will be a shroud for those to be buried?
Tabaco, cachimbos ou um caixão de madeira?Tobacco, pipes or a coffin of wood?
Se formos morrer agora, que o rei supremo nos protejaIf we are to die now may the high king protect us
E, claro, seria um alívio se pudéssemos.and, of course, it would be a release if we could