The Sisters

As Irmãs

The Sisters

As irmãs trabalhavam para as pessoas ao seu redorThe sisters worked for the people round them
Suas rendas espanholas teciam pão para os pobresTheir Spanish lace wove some bread for the poor
E elas se esforçavam e tentavam, mas se cansaramAnd they cared and tried but were worn with
De seus medos e dos anos de sofrimentoTheir fears and the years of heartbreak

O pó e o vinho manchavam os homens que as conheciamDust and wine stained the men who knew them
O suor dos dias sob o Sol inclementeThe sweat of days in the angry Sun
E os homens estavam fracos e choravamAnd the men were weak, and they cried
E pediram: Irmãs, santificai-nosAnd they asked, sisters, make us holy

As irmãs oraram, dê-nos alguma esperançaThe sisters prayed, give us hope for something
Os homens perguntaram: Onde está o seu Deus hoje?The men asked, where is your God today?
E os olhos vazios enquanto as irmãs oravamAnd the empty eyes as the sisters prayed held
E guardavam seus pensamentos não ditosTheir thoughts unspoken

Não havia nada que elas pudessem fazerThere was nothing they could do
A terra havia se transformado em poeira ao redorEarth was dust for miles around
Nada de novo sobreviveuNothing new survived
A terra toda havia ficado estérilEverything was barren on the land
E a verdade que elas tentaram entender havia morridoAnd the truth they tried to understand just died

A terra toda havia ficado estérilEverything was barren on the land
E a verdade que elas tentaram entender havia morridoAnd the truth they tried to understand just died