Anunciação translates to "Annunciation," referring to the biblical event where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive Jesus.
In the context of Alceu Valença's song, it's used metaphorically to describe the arrival of a new love or a significant, almost divine, presence. The singer hears "the voice of an angel" announcing this arrival, making the word a beautiful and evocative choice that elevates the romantic theme to something sacred and predestined.
Anunciação is a joyful hymn to anticipation and hope. In vivid, sun-drenched images, the narrator feels a mysterious presence approaching: a loved one riding a horse, hair flying in the wind, while the morning sun bleaches clothes on the clothesline. This scene mixes the everyday with the magical, suggesting that love can transform an ordinary backyard into a stage of enchantment. Repeated lines like “Tu vens, eu já escuto os teus sinais” (You’re coming, I already hear your signs) show a heart that vibrates with certainty long before the visitor arrives.
Beneath the playful picture lies a spiritual undercurrent. An angel’s whisper, cathedral bells and a Sunday morning setting wrap the encounter in a sacred aura, hinting that this meeting of lovers is also a moment of divine revelation. With Orquestra Ouro Preto’s sweeping strings amplifying the sense of grandeur, the song invites listeners to believe that when passion calls, every breeze, bird and bell becomes a herald of new beginnings – and all we have to do is listen.