Fado Alado Lyrics in English Ana Moura
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Fado Alado by Ana Moura from Portuguese to English.
Vou de Lisboa a São Bento
I go from Lisbon to São Bento
Trago o teu mundo por dentro
I carry your world within me
No lenço que tu me deste
In the handkerchief you gave me
Vou do Algarve ao Nordeste
I go from the Algarve to the Northeast
Trago o teu beijo bordado
I carry your embroidered kiss
Sou um comboio de fado
I am a fado train
Levo o amor encantado
I carry enchanted love
Sou um comboio de gente
I am a train of people
Sou o chão do Alentejo
I am the soil of Alentejo
De ferro é o meu beijo
My kiss is made of iron
Tão quente como a liberdade
As warm as freedom
E se não trago saudade
And if I don't bring longing
É porque vives deitado
It's because you live lying down
Num amor que não está parado
In a love that doesn't stand still
Sou um comboio de fado
I am a fado train
Sou um comboio de gente
I am a train of people
Não há amor com mais tamanho
There is no love greater than this love I have for you
Que este amor por ti eu tenho
Flight of a round bird
Voo de pássaro redondo
That doesn't land on the eaves
Que não aporta no beiral
There is no love that carries me further
Não há amor que mais me leve
Than the one in which is written
Que aquele em que se escreve
Oh, gentle fire
Ai, lume brando
Peace and fire
Paz e fogo
Final light
Luz final
Final light
Desço do Porto ao Rossio
I descend from Porto to Rossio
Levo o abraço do rio
I carry the river's embrace
Douro amante do Tejo
Douro, lover of the Tagus
Nos ecos dum realejo
In the echoes of a barrel organ
Chora minha guitarra
My guitar cries
Trazes-me a paz da cigarra
You bring me the peace of the cicada
Num desencontro encontrado
In a found misunderstanding
Sou um comboio de fado
I am a fado train
Se for morrer a Coimbra
If I am to die Coimbra
Traz-me da luz a penumbra
Bring me the twilight of light
Do amor que nunca se fez
Of a love that never came to be
Corre-me o sangue de Inês
The blood of Inês runs through me
Mostra-me um sonho acordado
Show me a waking dream
Somos um povo alado
We are a winged people
Um povo que vive no fado
A people who live in fado
A alma de ser diferente
The soul of being different
Não há amor com mais tamanho
There is no love greater than this love I have for you
Que este amor por ti eu tenho
Flight of a round bird
Voo de pássaro redondo
That doesn't land on the eaves
Que não aporta no beiral
There is no love that carries me further
Não há amor que mais me leve
Than the one in which is written
Que aquele em que se escreve
Oh, gentle fire
Ai, lume brando
Peace and fire
Paz e fogo
Final light
Luz final
Final light
Ai, lume brando
Peace and fire
Paz e fogo
Final light
Luz final
Final light
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Pedro Abrunhosa
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Alado — Winged
Alado means "winged" or "having wings". It's a beautiful and evocative word that conjures images of flight, freedom, and transcendence.
In "Fado Alado", the title itself, the word takes on a profound meaning. Ana Moura sings, "Somos um povo alado" (We are a winged people), suggesting a people connected to the spiritual, the poetic, and the boundless nature of fado music. It elevates the genre beyond mere song, implying a soaring, almost mystical quality.
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