Fado da essência [English translation]

Fado of the essence

That commands life,

In the souls of those who sing

The essence within!

Fado is nature,

The blueness of the sea...

Of heaven, it is that beauty

Which makes us dream.

Fado is light

On top of a peaceful cloud,

The herb that seduces

When the wind dances...

Fado is the new day

In Spring;

The purest poetry

That God ever made!

The candle that, fire

Elevated at the altar;

The prayer of a people

That sing weeping!