Portuguese lyrics |
English translation |
English version
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First chorus
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Como a aurora precursora
Do farol da divindade
Foi o vinte de setembro
O precursor da liberdade
- Mostremos valor, constância
- Nesta ímpia e injusta guerra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
- De modelo a toda terra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
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Like the precursory dawn
At the lighthouse of divinity
It was the twentieth of September
The precursor of liberty
- Let us show value, constancy
- In this impious, unfair war
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
- As a model to every land
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
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Like the shining pioneer dawn
From the beacon of divinity
Was September the twentieth
The herald of our Liberty
- Let us show then valor, constancy
- In this impious, injust war
- May our prowess serve us
- As a model for the world (for the world)
- For the whole world may our prowess be a model
- Be a model for the whole world
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Second chorus (excluded since 1966)
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Entre nós revive Atenas
Para assombro dos tiranoso
Sejamos gregos na gloria
E na virtude, romanos
- Mostremos valor, constância
- Nesta ímpia e injusta guerra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
- De modelo a toda terra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
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Between us Athenas revives
For the tirants haunt
Let us be greeks in glory
And in virtue, romans
- Let us show value, constancy
- In this impious, unfair war
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
- As a model to every land
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
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Between us Athenas revives
For the tirants haunt
Let us be greeks in glory
And in virtue, romans
- Let us show then valor, constancy
- In this impious, injust war
- May our prowess serve
- As a model for the world (for the world)
- For the whole world may our prowess be a model
- Be a model for the whole world
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Third chorus
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Mas não basta pra ser livre
Ser forte, aguerrido e bravo
Povo que não tem virtude
Acaba por ser escravo
- Mostremos valor, constância
- Nesta ímpia e injusta guerra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
- De modelo a toda terra
- Sirvam nossas façanhas
- De modelo a toda terra
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But, to be free, it is not enough
To be strong, fearless and brave
(For) People without virtue
Ends up being enslaved
- Let us show value, constancy
- In this impious, unfair war
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
- As a model to every land
- Let our prowess serve
- As a model to every land
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But it won't suffice to be free
Being strong, bold and brave
People lacking virtue
Is fated to be enslaved
- Let us show then valor, constancy
- In this impious, injust war
- May our prowess serve
- As a model for the world (for the world)
- For the whole world may our prowess be a model
- Be a model for the whole world
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