Anjo de Guarda Noturno [English translation]

To my nocturnal guardian angel

You are the one who knows everything

And when I ask you to protect me

I don't want to run away from the thieves

And I don't want to hide myself in the church

I only want God to protect us

From whatever may ache in our hearts

My lightly angel which illuminates

The composer of my faith

Don't let any of the thorns blind me

Zeal the paths that surround me

This little girl's caresses

My lightly guardian angel

Who decides my emotions

Teach them a shortcut

And evoke the angel that lives inside

In the tender notes of the song

In the tender rhythm of the baião1

1. A Northeast Brazilian rhythmic formula that became the basis of a wide range of music