Hino de Pernambuco Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Coração do Brasil

Heart of Brazil

Em teu seio corre o sangue de heróis, rubro veio

In your bosom flows the blood of heroes, a red vein

Que há de sempre o valor traduzir

That will always translate valor

És a fonte da vida e da história

You are the source of life and history

Desse povo coberto de glória

Of this people covered in glory

O primeiro, talvez, do porvir

Perhaps the first of the future


Salve, ó terra dos altos coqueiros

Hail, O land of tall coconut trees

De belezas soberbo estendal

A magnificent banner of beauty

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

New Rome of brave warriors

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!


Esses montes, e vales, e rios

These mountains, valleys, and rivers

Proclamando o valor de teus brios

Proclaiming the valor of your courage

Reproduzem batalhas cruéis

Reproduce cruel battles

No presente, és a guarda avançada

In the present, you are the vanguard

Sentinela indormida e sagrada

Ever-watchful and sacred sentinel

Que defende da pátria os lauréis

Defending the laurels of the homeland


Salve, ó terra dos altos coqueiros

Hail, O land of tall coconut trees

De belezas soberbo estendal

A magnificent banner of beauty

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

New Rome of brave warriors

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!


Do futuro és a crença, a esperança

You are the belief, the hope of the future

Desse povo que altivo descansa

Of this people who proudly rests

Como o atleta depois de lutar

Like an athlete after a fight

No passado, o teu nome era mito

In the past, your name was a myth

Era o Sol a brilhar no infinito

The Sun shining in the infinite

Era a glória na Terra a brilhar!

Glory shining on Earth!


Salve, ó terra dos altos coqueiros

Hail, O land of tall coconut trees

De belezas soberbo estendal

A magnificent banner of beauty

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

New Rome of brave warriors

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!


A República é filha de Olinda

The Republic is a daughter of Olinda

Alva estrela que fulge e não finda

Bright star that shines and does not fade

De esplender com seus raios de luz

To shine with its rays of light

Liberdade um teu filho proclama!

Freedom proclaimed by your son!

Dos escravos o peito inflama

Inflaming the hearts of slaves

Ante o Sol dessa terra da cruz

Before the Sun of this land of the cross


Salve, ó terra dos altos coqueiros

Hail, O land of tall coconut trees

De belezas soberbo estendal

A magnificent banner of beauty

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

New Rome of brave warriors

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!


Salve, ó terra dos altos coqueiros

Hail, O land of tall coconut trees

De belezas soberbo estendal

A magnificent banner of beauty

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

New Rome of brave warriors

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!

Pernambuco imortal, imortal!

Immortal Pernambuco, immortal!

Added by Ricardo Almeida
Praia, Cape Verde August 7, 2025
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