O peregrino do mar

The Pilgrim of the Sea

O peregrino do mar

By the gallop of the windPelo galope do vento
By the sway of the seaPelo balanço do mar
By the skill and talentPelo engenho e talento
Of the people from the peninsulaDa gente peninsular

Setting sail from little luck, at a gallopZarpando da pouca sorte, a galope
From the meager life in Lisbon, just driftingDA magra vida em Lisboa, indo à toa
They gave themselves to the sea, nearly to deathDeram-se ao mar, quase à morte
And saw the lands of GoaE viram terras de Goa

We are children of the windSomos filhos do vento
We are children of the seaSomos filhos do mar
We are the childrenSomos filhos dos filhos
Of the pilgrims of the seaDos peregrinos do mar

In waves and stormsEm vagas e tempestades
Starts and whirlwindsArranques e turbilhões
Nostalgia hit hardBateram forte as saudades
Inside those heartsDentro daqueles corações

Some, eaten by hunger, are twistedAlguns pela fome comidos, vão torcidos
Choked by scurvy, they are cast awayPelo escorbuto engasgados, são lançados
Feeding the crippledAlimentando tolhidos
The fish of the salty seaOs peixes do mar salgado

We are children of the windSomos filhos do vento
We are children of the seaSomos filhos do mar
We are the childrenSomos filhos dos filhos
Of the pilgrims of the seaDos peregrinos do mar

Never losing courageNunca perdendo a coragem
In the long, dark nightsNas noites longas e escuras
Praying to the cross to save themRogando à cruz que os salvasse
From monsters and creaturesDe monstros e criaturas

Through islands and continents, and the EastPor ilhas e continentes, e orientes
The crossing was so far, who would have thought...Foi tão longe a travessia, quem diria...
That people crossed pathsQue se cruzaram as gentes
Giving birth to LusophonyNascendo a lusofonia

We are children of the windSomos filhos do vento
We are children of the seaSomos filhos do mar
We are the childrenSomos filhos dos filhos
Of the pilgrims of the seaDos peregrinos do mar