Alvorada Lyrics in English by Cristina Branco

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Alvorada by Cristina Branco from Portuguese to English.
Meu amor tão transparente
My love so transparent
Meu reverso de loucura
My flipside of madness
Tens o dom de olhar em frente
You have the gift to look ahead
Para além da desventura
Beyond misfortune
Ancorei na voz que canta
I anchored in the voice that sings
Esse teu olhar profundo
That deep gaze of yours
Cada nó desta garganta
Every knot in this throat
Plantou flores pelo mundo
Planted flowers around the world
Queria ficar mais um pouco
I wanted to stay a bit longer
Mas chegou a Alvorada
But dawn came
Quem dera que fosse para sempre madrugada
I wish it were forever early morning
E voltarmos a fazer tudo outra vez
And we'd do everything all over again
Cada marca do meu corpo
Every mark on my body
Vejo eu que te não pesa
I see it doesn’t weigh on you
Cada dia é um dia novo
Each day is a new day
Cada beijo uma reza
Every kiss a prayer
Alvorada amor ardente
Dawn, burning love
Soube bem velar teu sono
It felt good to watch your sleep
Já esquecemos tanta gente
We've already forgotten so many people
Ainda nem é o outono
It's not even autumn yet
Queria ficar mais um pouco
I wanted to stay a bit longer
Mas chegou a alvorada
But dawn came
Quem dera que fosse para sempre madrugada
I wish it were forever early morning
E voltarmos a fazer tudo outra vez
And we'd do everything all over again
O amor fica diferente quando chega a Alvorada
Love changes when dawn comes
Mas já se reaprende
But it's soon relearned
Quando for de madrugada
When it's the small hours
E voltarmos a fazer tudo outra vez
And we'd do everything all over again
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Alvorada (Portuguese for dawn) invites us into an intimate night where two lovers forget the outside world and speak only the language of whispered songs and quiet breaths. Cristina Branco paints the darkness as a safe harbor: the lover’s voice becomes an anchor, each kiss is a prayer, and every heartbeat plants metaphorical flowers across the globe. The night feels limitless, transparent, almost magical.

Yet the first light inevitably appears. Dawn brings change, turning passion into reflection and forcing the couple to separate, at least for now. Still, the song is filled with hope. Love may feel different in daylight, but as soon as midnight returns, the cycle of discovery starts again. “Alvorada” reminds us that endings are also beginnings; every sunrise offers a fresh chance to love, learn, and do it all over again.

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