Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Força do destino by Lulu Santos from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Hoje fazem 20 anos
Today is 20 years
Que eles se encontraram
That they met
Com som de vitrola a pilha
With vitrol-to-battery sound
Cuba-libre, hi-fi e gim-tônica
Cuba-libre, hi-fi and gin-tonic
Fulminante neste instante
Fulminant right now
O encontro que se deu
The meeting that took place
E ali no meio do arrasta
And there in the middle of the drag
Uma chama ardeu
A flame burned
E eles se amavam tanto
And they loved each other so much
Quanto, achavam, ninguém mais ousou
As for, they thought, no one else dared
E que neste ou noutro mundo
And that in this or another world
Nada é maior que seu amor
Nothing is greater than your love
E fizeram tantos planos
And they made so many plans
Para mais adiante
For more than
De abandonar aquela vida
To abandon that life
Por um mundo grande
For a big world
E até hoje falam nisso
And to this day they talk about it
Sem sequer notar
Without even noticing
Com as mesmas pessoas
With the same people
No mesmo lugar
In the same place
Só ninguém sabe explicar
Only no one can explain
Onde anda aquela chama
Where's that flame?
Só ninguém lhes respondeu
Only no one answered them
O que é que se perdeu
What's lost
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