It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
A barge departed at night
Dawn came and it hasn't returned
The handsome sailor
Was taken by the sea siren
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
A barge departed at night
Dawn came and it hasn't returned
The handsome sailor
Was taken by the sea siren
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
In the green waves of the sea, my dear
He went off to drown
He made his nuptial bed
In the lap of Iemanjá1
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
It's sweet to die in the sea
In the green waves of the sea
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