Foi Deus
Amália Rodrigues
It was God
I don't know, nobody knows
Why I sing fado
In this mournful tone
Of pain and tears
And in this torment
All the suffering
I feel that the soul
Inside calms down
In the verses I sing
It was God
Who gave light to the eyes
Perfumed the roses
Gave gold to the Sun
And silver to the moon
It was God
Who placed in my chest
A rosary of sorrows
That I keep unraveling
And cry while singing
And placed the stars in the sky
And made the endless space
Gave mourning to the swallows
Oh, and gave me this voice
If I sing
I don't know what I sing
A mix of joy
Longing tenderness
And perhaps love
But I know that singing
I feel the same as when
One has a sorrow
And tears on the face
Leave us feeling better
It was God
Who gave voice to the wind
Light to the firmament
And gave blue to the waves
of the sea it was God
Who placed in my chest
A rosary of sorrows
That I keep unraveling
And cry while singing
Made the nightingale a poet
Put rosemary in the field
Gave flowers to spring
Oh, and gave me this voice
