Lyrics of O Descobridor - Cristina Branco

O Descobridor (original)

Tinha amor à terra que o mar lhe ocultava
Amor, como uma mulher ao ente que vai nascer
Assim ia cuidando e em sonhos se afundava
No alto da coberta, olhando a proa erguer
Pareceu-lhe que algo se mexia
Uma névoa ao longe a querer romper
Enquanto o barco, espumando, as águas dividia
De encontro à terra prestes a nascer
Ao descobri-la porém, soube-lhe a traição
Nada os unia.
Oculto no silêncio, nenhum cordão
De novo quis encobri-la mas era tarde de mais:
Nua jazia aos olhos do mundo.
Apenas lhe restava
Seguir curso tristemente, sem destino nem cais
E sem corrente — vazio de si no vazio dos mares

(translation)

He had love for the land that the sea hid from him
Love, like a woman about to be born
So she was taking care and in dreams she sank
On the top of the deck, watching the bow raise
It seemed to him that something was moving
A fog in the distance wanting to break through
While the boat, foaming, the waters divided
From meeting the earth about to birth
Upon discovering her, however, I knew her betrayal
Nothing united them.
Hidden in silence, no cord
Again I wanted to cover it up but it was too late:
Naked she lay in the eyes of the world.
he only had
Follow its course sadly, without destination or pier
And without current — emptiness of itself in the void of the seas