Romagem à Lapa

Pilgrimage to Lapa

Romagem à Lapa

If one day life stopped and we went backSe um dia a vida parasse e agente voltasse
To the time that wasAo tempo que havia
And if the Mondego river flowed and took everyoneE se o Mondego passasse e a todos levasse
To an old dayA um velho dia

Maybe Lapa would sing and engrave in stoneTalvez a lapa cantasse e em pedra gravasse
Our joyA nossa alegria
Maybe Lapa would smile and from the stone would be heardTalvez a Lapa sorrisse e à pedra se ouvisse
Hello, poetryOlá, poesia

If now the river could bring together those who sufferSe agora o rio pudesse juntar quem padece
From such nostalgiaDe tal nostalgia
And so many people came, without dreams or prayersE tanta gente viesse, sem sonhos nem prece
And without rebellionE sem rebeldia

Maybe Lapa would cry, engrave in stoneTalvez a Lapa chorasse em pedra gravasse
Our agonyA nossa agonia
Maybe Lapa would suffer and to the stone would sayTalvez a Lapa sofresse e à pedra dissesse
Goodbye, poetryAdeus, poesia