When I heard the land was burning Like the bonfires of São João I asked God up there in His heaven What is happening to us now? What a hellfire, what a furnace Not a tree was left alive And all my cattle, they lay there dying Even my horse, dear, did not survive And the white winged dove has flown now Far away from this burnt land And so I say now, adeus Rosinha Know in my heart I'll be back again Então eu disse, adeus Rosinha Guarda contigo meu coração Now I live in this big city Such a long, long way away But when I hear that the rain is falling Back to my home I'll return someday And the land one day will blossom Like the green that's in your eyes And I assure you, my dear Rosinha I will be back here, right by your side Eu te asseguro não chore não, viu Que eu voltarei, viu Meu coração