The Place Where The Rivers Run

Lugar Onde os Rios Correm

The Place Where The Rivers Run

Recuo o caminhão, mal posso esperar a noite chegarI'm backing up the lorry, can't wait for night to come
Varro o quintal numa tarde de sexta-feiraI'm sweeping out the back yard on a Friday afternoon
Reuniremos os músicos e partiremos rumo às estrelasWe'll gather round the players and we'll head off for the stars
Encheremos a van com poesia, bateria e guitarrasPack the van with poetry, drums and the guitars

Levevaremos Billy pelo uísque, Willie pela portaWe'll take Billy for the whisky, Willie for the door
Levevaremos Mary Kate e Lizzy para dançar pelo salãoWe'll take Mary Kate and Lizzy for the dancing round the floor
Transformaremos este salão vazio numa cidade cheia de luzesWe'll turn this empty hall into a city full of lights
E elevaremos os espíritos do verão através da passagem da noiteAnd lift the summer spirits through the passing of the night

Houve risos, e houve lágrimasThere was laughing, and there were tears
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçadosThere were so many shattered hopes and dreams
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anosBut there was treasure and 40 years
No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run

Bateremos no ritmo dois-passos, tocaremos na caixaWe'll hammer on the two-step, we'll lay it on the snare
Romanceando o acordeão, valsando as melodiasRomancing the accordion, waltzing out the aires
Estes hinos sagrados e ondulantes, ao alcance do nosso amorThese sacred swaying anthems, within our lover's grasp
Desnudando o salgueiro aos passos do passadoStripping down the willow to the footsteps of the past

Houve risos, e houve lágrimasThere was laughing, and there were tears
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçadosThere were so many shattered hopes and dreams
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anosBut there was treasure and 40 years
No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run

Éramos reis e rainhas, os "reels" giramWe were kings and queens, the reels go round
É o emblema da nossa cultura, digam em voz altaIt's the badge of our culture, say it loud
E tudo está no dom dos jovens e orgulhososAnd it's all in the gift of the young and the proud
No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run

Estamos saindo pela porta dos fundos, a hora chegouWe're loading out the back door, now the hour is come
Dirigindo pelas colinas escuras com o Sol vermelho e nascenteDriving through the black hills with the red and rising Sun
Há um rio e uma distância, até onde os olhos podem verThere's a river and a distance, far as eyes can see
Lar perto de Kyle e Broadford, lá por Memphis TennesseeHome by Kyle and Broadford round by Memphis Tennessee

Houve risos, e houve lágrimasThere was laughing, and there were tears
Houve tantas esperanças e sonhos despedaçadosThere were so many shattered hopes and dreams
Mas houve um tesouro e 40 anosBut there was treasure and 40 years
No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run

No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run
No lugar onde os rios corremIn the place where the rivers run