O Embuçado Lyrics Translation in English

Noutro tempo a fidalguia

In another time, the nobility

Que deu brado nas toiradas

That made a stir in bullfights

Andava p'la mouraria

Used to wander through the Moorish quarter

Em muito palácio havia

In many palaces there were

Descantes e guitarradas

Seranades and guitar playing

E a história que eu vou contar

And the story I'm going to tell

Contou-ma certa velhinha

A certain old lady told me

De uma vez que eu fui cantar

Of a time when I went to sing

Ao salão de um titular

In the salon of a titled one

Lá p'ró paço da rainha

There, to the queen's palace

E nesse salão dourado

And in that golden salon

De ambiente nobre e sério

With a noble and serious atmosphere

Para ouvir cantar o fado

To listen to the fado being sung

Ia sempre um embuçado

There was always a hooded figure

Personagem de mistério

A character of mystery

Mas certa noite houve alguém

But one night there was someone

Que lhe disse erguendo a fala

Who said, raising his voice

Embuçado, nota bem, que hoje não fique ninguém

Hooded one, take note, today let no one remain

Embuçado nesta sala!

Hooded in this room!

E ante admiração geral

And to the general amazement

Descobriu-se o embuçado

The hooded one was revealed

Era el-rei de Portugal, houve beija-mão real

It was the king of Portugal, there was a royal homage

E depois cantou-se o fado

And then the fado was sung