Rui Veloso — S. Miguel song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "S. Miguel" by Rui Veloso.
Lyrics
A Oeste de Finisterra
Ficam as ilhas perdidas
Disse-me um corso galego
Que um dia as viu e perdeu
As velhas cartografias
Também o dizem assim
Como ter fortuna de as achar
No mar Oceano sem fim?
Vinha um dia das Canárias ao largo com vento a favor
Seguimos o voo das aves que tomamos por Açores
Até que ouvi do mastaréu
A voz rouca do gajeiro
Terra à vista lá ao longe
No meio do nevoeiro
Óh que ilha tão formosa
Pisei ao sair do batel
Dei-lhe então nome de santo
Em dia de São Miguel (x2)
Lyrics translation
West of Finisterra
Are the Lost Islands
He told me a Galician corso
That one day saw them and lost
The old cartographies
They also say so
How to be lucky to find them
In the endless ocean sea?
I was coming one day from the Canaries offshore with wind in favor
We follow the flight of the birds we take through the Azores
Until I heard of the mastareu
The hoarse voice of the guy
Land in sight far away
In the middle of the fog
Oh what a beautiful island
I stepped out of the boat
I then gave him the name of Saint
In Saint Michael's day (x2)