Gaivota Lyrics in English Amália Rodrigues

Gaivota sweeps us into the bright blue sky of Lisbon, where a lone seagull becomes the singer’s winged messenger. Amália Rodrigues dreams of that bird sketching the city’s heavens for her, letting her gaze soar even when her own “wing” cannot. Each image ‒ the vast ocean, the roaming Portuguese sailor, and the shimmering skyline ‒ paints the deep saudade that defines Fado: a sweet, aching longing for love, for home, for something just out of reach.

Within this daydream, the singer pictures her “perfect heart” resting safely in her lover’s hand. She imagines news arriving from distant seas, eyes entwining once more, and even a final farewell where every bird of the sky carries her last look of devotion. The song is both a hymn to Lisbon’s maritime soul and a tender confession that true love can lift us higher than any seagull, yet also leave us trembling on the edge of goodbye.