Portela Na Avenida Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Portela

Portela

Eu nunca vi coisa mais bela

I've never seen anything more beautiful

Quando ela pisa na avenida

When she steps on the avenue

Parece a maravilha de aquarela que surgiu

It seems like the wonder of watercolor that emerged

O manto azul da padroeira do Brasil

The blue mantle of the patroness of Brazil

Nossa Senhora Aparecida

Our Lady of Aparecida


Que vai se arrastando

That goes dragging along

E o povo na rua cantando

And the people in the street singing

A festa do divino Carnaval

The feast of the divine Carnival


Portela

Portela

É a deusa do samba, o passado revela

Is the goddess of samba, the past reveals

E tem a velha guarda como sentinela

And has the old guard as a sentinel

E é por isso que eu ouço essa voz que me chama

And that's why I hear this voice calling me


Portela

Portela

Sobre tua bandeira, esse divino manto

On your flag, this divine mantle

Tua águia altaneir é o Espírito Santo

Your lofty eagle is the Holy Spirit

No templo do samba

In the temple of samba


As pastoras e os pastores

The female singers and the male singers

Vêm chegando da cidade, da favela

Are coming from the city, from the slum

Para defender as tuas cores

To defend your colors

Como fiéis na santa missa da capela

Like faithful in the holy mass of the chapel


Salve o samba, salve a santa, salve ela

Hail the samba, hail the saint, hail her

Salve o manto azul e branco da Portela

Hail the blue and white mantle of Portela

Desfilando triunfal

Parading triumphantly

Sobre o altar do Carnaval

On the altar of Carnival

Added by Hugo Almeida
Luanda, Angola October 31, 2024
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