Dizei Aos Cativos: Saí! Lyrics Translation in English

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Refrão: dizei aos cativos: "saí!"

Chorus: tell the captives, "go out!"

Aos que estão nas trevas: "vinde à luz!"

To those in darkness, "come to the light!"

Caminhemos para as fontes,

Let's walk towards the sources,

É o senhor quem nos conduz! (bis)

The Lord is the one who leads us! (repeat)


1a. foi no tempo favorável

1a. It was in a favorable time

Que eu te ouvi, te escutei,

That I heard you, listened to you,

No dia da salvação

On the day of salvation

Socorri-te e ajudei.

I helped and rescued you.


B. e assim te guardarei,

B. and so I will keep you,

Te farei mediador

I will make you a mediator

D'aliança com o povo,

Of the covenant with the people,

Será seu libertador!

He will be their liberator!


2a. não terão mais fome e sede,

2a. They will no longer hunger and thirst,

Nem o sol os queimará,

Nor will the sun burn them,

O senhor se compadece,

The Lord has compassion,

Qual pastor os guiará...

Like a shepherd, he will guide them...


B. pelos montes, pelos vales

B. through the mountains, through the valleys,

Passarão minhas estradas,

They will pass my roads,

E virão de toda parte

And they will come from every place

E encontrarão pousada.

And find a resting place.


3a. céus e terra, alegrai-vos,

3a. Heavens and earth, rejoice,

Animai-vos e cantai;

Be happy and sing;

O senhor nos consolou,

The Lord has comforted us,

Dos aflitos se lembrou!

He remembered the afflicted!


B. poderia uma mulher

B. Could a woman

De seu filho se esquecer?

Forget her child?

Inda que'isso acontecesse,

Even if that happened,

Nunca iria te perder!

I would never lose you!

Added by Ana Silva
Lisbon, Portugal July 31, 2024
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