A Vida de São Sebastião

The Life of Saint Sebastian

A Vida de São Sebastião

The soldier Sebastian with his golden uniformO soldado Sebastião com seu uniforme dourado
Was the commander of the guard of that great reignEra o comandante da guarda daquele grande reinado
In the ancient Roman empire, he was the first soldierNo antigo império romano era o primeiro soldado
Right-hand man of the king, highly esteemed by himBraço direito do rei, por ele muito estimado
In that distant era, Christians were condemnedNaquela era distante o cristão era condenado
If they believed in God, they were immediately sacrificedSe acreditassem em Deus era logo sacrificado
The king ordered their arrest and their day was markedO rei mandava prender e seu dia estava marcado
They were taken to the arena and devoured by lionsEra levado na arena e pelos leões devorado
That heartless king, executioner of the Roman empireAquele rei sem coração carrasco do império romano
Did not believe in God, he was wicked and profaneNão acreditava em Deus, era malvado e profano
Always telling everyone that he had power over humansSempre falando a todos que tinha poder sobre humano
That the only God on earth was him, the sovereign kingQue o único Deus da terra, era ele, o rei soberano

God in heaven from the heights seeing so much ingratitudeDeus do céu lá das alturas vendo tanta ingratidão
Sent this message to the soldier SebastianEnviou esta mensagem ao soldado Sebastião
To protect the poor, all who were ChristianPara proteger os pobres, todos que fossem cristão
To fight the tyrant king, a bad man without religionCombater o rei tirano homem ruim sem religião

From that moment on, Sebastian transformedA partir deste momento Sebastião se transformou
He worshipped the God of heaven who entrusted him with the missionAdorava Deus do céu que a missão lhe confiou
But the king, knowing this, condemned him out of vengeanceMas o rei sabendo disso por vingança condenou
The soldier Sebastian who dedicated himself to GodO soldado Sebastião que a Deus se dedicou

Almost crazy with rage, the accursed king spoke to himQuase louco enrraivecido lhe falou o rei maldito
I am God here on earth, I believe in nothing elseEu sou Deus aqui na terra em mais nada eu acredito
Sebastian replied with his eyes on the infiniteSebastião lhe respondeu com os olhos no infinito
There is only one God in the world, our Lord Jesus ChristSó existe um Deus no mundo nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo

For the answer he gave, he was tied to a stakeCom a resposta que deu num mourão foi amarrado
And his almost naked body was pierced by arrowsE seu corpo quase nu pelas flechas foi varado
Today he is a miraculous saint, glorified by GodHoje é um santo milagroso foi por Deus glorificado
Known throughout the world, blessed Saint SebastianConhecido me todo mundo São Sebastião abençoado