Oh dark1 woman from the sea, oh me, oh, dark woman from the sea
Oh dark woman from the sea, it's me, I've just arrived
Oh dark woman from the sea
I said that I was going to return
Oh, I said that I was going to arrive,
I've arrived
Oh dark woman from the sea, oh me, oh dark woman from the sea
Oh dark woman from the sea, it's me, I've just arrived
Oh dark woman from the sea
I said that I was going to return
Oh, I said that I was going to arrive,
I've arrived
To please you
Oh, I brought the little fishes from the sea
Dark woman
To embellish you,
I brought little shells from the sea
The stars of the sky
Dark woman
And the starfishes
Oh, the silver and gold pieces of Iemanjá2
Oh, the silver and gold pieces of Iemanjá
1. 'moreno' can either mean dark-skinned or dark-haired2. notable orixá, the patron goddess of fishermen, she is deeply associated with water