Salve Iemanjá Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Ela vem com seu manto branco

She comes with her white mantle

Coberto de estrelas

Covered with stars

Comandando as falanges do mar

Commanding the legions of the sea

As falanges do mar

The legions of the sea

É senhora dos bravos navegantes

She is the lady of the brave sailors

Mãe das águas, mares e oceanos

Mother of waters, seas, and oceans


Vai olhando por seus filho do mar

She watches over her sea children

Seus filhos do mar

Her sea children

Seus cabelos, seus pentes e espelhos

Her hair, her combs, and mirrors

Seus maneios de corpo de sereia

Her mermaid-like movements

Para enfeitiçar ogum beira-mar

To enchant Ogun by the sea

Ogum beira-mar

Ogun by the sea


Quero tuas bênçãos mãe sereia

I seek your blessings, mother mermaid

Nessa vida cheia, tempestades

In this life full of storms

Quero tuas bênçãos mãe sereia

I seek your blessings, mother mermaid

Nessa vida cheia, tempestades

In this life full of storms

Eu não aprendi a nadar

I didn't learn to swim

Added by Inês Costa
Lisbon, Portugal October 7, 2024
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