Foi Deus

I don't know
Nobody knows
Why I sing fado
In this hurtful tone
Of pain and weeping
And in that torment
All the suffering
I feel that my soul
Inside calms down
In the verses I sing

It was God
Who gave light to the eyes
Perfumed the rose
Gave gold to the sun
And silver to the moon
It was God
Who placed in my chest
A rosary of feathers
That I keep unraveling
And cry while singing

He put stars in the sky
Made the endless space
Gave mourning to the swallows
Oh
Gave me this voice

If I sing
I don't know what I sing
A mix of joy
Longing and tenderness
Or maybe love
But I know that singing
I feel the same as when
I have a sorrow
And tears on my face
Make us feel better

It was God
Who gave voice to the wind
Light to the firmament
And placed the blue
In the waves of the sea

It was God
Who placed in my chest
A rosary of feathers
That I keep unraveling
And cry while singing

Made the nightingale a poet
Put rosemary in the field
Gave the flowers to spring
Ohhhhh
Gave me this voice