Maktub Lyrics Translation in English

Marcus Viana
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Já estava escrito

It was already written

No tempo e no espaço

In time and space

Que a minha alma e tua

That my soul and yours

Uma luz seriam

Would be a light


Já estava escrito

It was already written

Pelos milênios

Through the millennia

Que no sagrado fogo da paixão

That in the sacred fire of passion

Nos consumiríamos

We would consume ourselves


Sol do deserto

Sun of the desert

Queimando a areia

Burning the sand

Tua presença é água

Your presence is water

Que preserva a vida

Preserving life


Pomba selvagem

Wild dove

No azul da alma

In the blue of the soul

Teu amor é luz

Your love is light

Que ilumina e cega

That illuminates and blinds


Já estava escrito

It was already written

E Allah o sabe

And Allah knows

Que a serpente mágica do amor

That the magical serpent of love

Nos faria deuses

Would make us gods


Está escrito

It is written

Antes dos tempos

Before the times

Que a vida vale apenas

That life is worth only

Quando o amor nos toca

When love touches us

Added by Eduardo Oliveira
São Luís, Brazil August 29, 2024
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