Translation of the song lyrics Vera Cruz - Elis Regina

Vera Cruz (original)

Hoje fui que a perdi
Mas onde, já nem sei
Me levo para o mar
Em Vera me larguei
E deito nessa dor
Meu corpo sem lugar
Ah, quisera esquecer
A moça que se foi
De nossa Vera Cruz
E o pranto que ficou
Do Norte que sonhei
Das coisas de um lugar
Nos rios me larguei
Correndo sem parar
Buscava Vera Cruz
Nos campos e no mar
Mas ela se soltou
Pra longe se perdeu
Quero em outra mansidão
Um dia ancorar
E ao vento me esquecer
Que ao vento me amarrei
E nele vou partir
Atrás de Vera Cruz
Ah, quisera encontrar
A moça que se foi
Do mar de Vera Cruz
E o pranto que ficou

(translation)

Today I was the one who lost her
But where, I don't even know
I take myself to the sea
In Vera I dropped out
I lie in this pain
my body without place
Oh, I wanted to forget
The girl who departed
From our Vera Cruz
And the cry that remained
Northern I dreamed of
Of the things of a place
In the rivers I let myself go
running non-stop
I was looking for Vera Cruz
In the fields and in the sea
But she broke loose
Far away she got lost
I want in another meekness
One day to anchor
And in the wind I forget
That I tied myself to the wind
And in it I will leave
Behind Vera Cruz
Oh, I wanted to find
The girl who departed
From the sea of Vera Cruz
And the cry that remained