Menestrel das Alagoas
Milton Nascimento
Minstrel of Alagoas
Who is this traveler
Who is this minstrel
Spreading hope
And turning salt into honey?
Who is this acrobat
Speaking of rebellion
As if speaking of love
To the girl by the gate?
Who is this who delves
Into the depths of the marsh
As if going early in the morning
To pick fruit in the backyard?
Who is this who knows
Alagoas and Gerais
And speaks the language of the people
Like no one else does?
Who is this?
Whose is this holy anger
This civil health
That by touching the wound
Rediscovers Brazil?
Who is this pilgrim
Who walks without stopping?
Who is this poet of mine
That no one can silence?
Who is this?
