Scarlet Ribbons

Fitas Escarlates

Scarlet Ribbons

Eu sei que espreitei pra dar boa noiteYou know I peeked in to say goodnight
Quando ouvi minha criança orandoWhen I heard my child in prayer
Ela disse: E pra mim algumas fitas escarlatesShe said: And for me some scarlet ribbons
Fitas escarlates para meu cabeloScarlet ribbons for my hair

Todas as lojas estavam fechadas e trancadasAll the stores were closed and shuttered
E todas as ruas estavam escuras e vaziasAnd all the streets were dark and bare
Na nossa cidade, nenhuma fita escarlateIn our town, no scarlet ribbons
Nem uma fita para o cabelo delaNot one ribbon for her hair

Durante a noite meu coração doíaThrough the night my heart was aching
E bem antes do amanhecer chegarAnd just before the dawn was breaking
Eu espreitei e na cama delaI peeked in and on her bed
Em alegre profusão ali estavamIn gay profusion lying there
Lindas fitas, fitas escarlatesLovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons
Fitas escarlates para seu cabeloScarlet ribbons for her hair

Se eu viver até os cem anosIf I live to be a hundred
Nunca, nunca saberei de onde vieramI will never, never know from where
Aquelas lindas fitas escarlatesCame those lovely scarlet ribbons
Fitas escarlates para seu cabeloScarlet Ribbons for her hair

Fitas escarlates, há mágica no arScarlet ribbons, there's magic in the air
Fitas escarlates, fitas escarlates para seu cabeloScarlet, scarlet ribbons for her hair