To sing I left my home and got away in a ship through the sea
One day we left Lisbon in a breeze of whistling wind
We said goodbye to everyone, said goodbye to life
We were few but filled with joy
And it was so long ago and I never forgot.
In view of Japan, we sang a love song to the rising sun
To the sun that rises here and the whole sky returns to my country
The longing for Portugal is always so unique that it makes the sun bright
Oriental sunrise and through love to come and sleep in Portugal
Who knows how hopeful they were, the moments that connected two worlds
Forever to be remembered for the Spring: the country of lovers
Sailors in love, lost on the Seven Seas
Who wanted to be the first to learn how to navigate
And it was so long ago and I never forgot.
In view of Japan, they sang a love song to the rising sun
To the sun that rises here and the whole sky returns to my country
The longing for Portugal is always so unique that even the sun reigns
It rose in the east and through love came to sleep in Portugal