Raft Poem by Aldo Kraas

Raft in this beach
Sailing away
In this rough water
The water is high
This man in this raft
Is sailing fast
Like an airplane
The water is helping him to move fast
This man is from the north
He is going back home to Bahia
To meet the God of the sea
This is the time that he goes home
This raft boat made of wood is only found here in Brazil
Give the God of the sea all the flowers you have for her
Give all your prayers for her
Worship her with all your heart
At the sun down when night begins
All the candles are lighted up
In memory of the God of the sea
God of the sea
You gave him the fresh breeze
And that beautiful smell of the ocean air
That clean air he breaths
It fills his lungs
You hair beautiful
Your dress hand made
With fine white lace
Your dress Ironed
Before you wired it
You pay attention to every little detail
You try to look your best and
The typical food of Bahia you serve for your people
God of the sea
He thanks you for the food you offer him
You have a golden hand
You feed him
The food you gave him satisfied his hunger
It was just what he needed after a long journey
To Bahia
To help him gain his strength back
God of the sea you are so kind
To this man who only have a raft
His only way to travel across the sea
His grateful once again for what you gave him