Balada da Estrada do Trovão

Ballad Of Thunder Road

Deixa eu contar uma história, eu posso contar tudoLet me tell a story, I can tell it all
Sobre o garoto da montanha que contrabandeava álcool'Bout the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol
O pai fazia a cachaça, o filho dirigia a cargaHis daddy made the whiskey, the son, he drove the load
E quando o motor rugia, chamavam a estrada de Estrada do TrovãoAnd when his engine roared, they called the highway Thunder Road

Às vezes em Asheville, às vezes em MemphisSometimes into Asheville, sometimes Memphis town
Os fiscais o perseguiam, mas não conseguiam pegá-loThe revenuers chased him, but they couldn't run him down
Toda vez que achavam que o tinham, o motor explodiaEach time they thought they had him, his engine would explode
E ele passava como se estivessem parados na Estrada do TrovãoAnd he'd go by like they were standing still on Thunder Road

Trovão, trovão sobre a Estrada do TrovãoThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
Trovão era seu motor e relâmpago branco era sua cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Cachaça, cachaça saciava a sede do DiaboMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
A lei, nunca o pegou porque o Diabo o pegou primeiroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

No primeiro de abril de 1954On the first of April, 1954
O homem da federal mandou avisar que era melhor ele não correr maisThe federal man sent word he'd better make his run no more
Disse que duzentos agentes estavam cobrindo o estadoHe said two hundred agents were covering the state
Qualquer estrada que ele tentasse, eles o pegariam com certezaWhichever road he'd try to take, they'd get him sure as fate

Filho: O pai lhe disse: Faça essa corrida a sua últimaSon: His daddy told him: Make this run your last
Seu tanque está cheio de cachaça forte, você está todo preparadoYour tank is filled with hundred-proof, you're all tuned up and gassed
Agora, não arrisque e se não conseguir passarNow, don't take any chances and if you can't get through
Eu prefiro que você volte do que toda aquela Mountain DewI'd rather have you back again than all that Mountain Dew

Trovão, trovão sobre a Estrada do TrovãoThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
Trovão era seu motor e relâmpago branco era sua cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Cachaça, cachaça saciava a sede do DiaboMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
A lei, nunca o pegou porque o Diabo o pegou primeiroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

Rugindo de Harlan, acelerando seu motorRoaring out of Harlan, revving up his mill
Ele passou pelo desvio em Cumberland e gritou por MaynardvilleHe shot the gap at Cumberland and screamed by Maynardville
Com os homens da lei no seu encalço, bloqueios à frenteWith G-men on his tail light, road blocks up ahead
O garoto da montanha pegou estradas que até anjos temiam pisarThe mountain boy took roads that even angels feared to tread

Rasgando Knoxville, saindo pela Kingston PikeBlazing right through Knoxville, out on Kingston Pike
Então, logo fora de Bearden, lá fizeram a investida fatalThen right outside of Bearden, there they made the fatal strike
Ele saiu da estrada a noventa, isso é tudo que se pode dizerHe left the road at ninety, that's all there is to say
O Diabo pegou a cachaça e o garoto da montanha naquele diaThe Devil got the moonshine and the mountain boy that day

Trovão, trovão sobre a Estrada do TrovãoThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
Trovão era seu motor e relâmpago branco era sua cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Cachaça, cachaça saciava a sede do DiaboMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
A lei, nunca o pegou porque o Diabo o pegou primeiroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

A lei, nunca o pegou porque o Diabo o pegou primeiroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first