Lyrics of Por Esse Mar - Dulce Pontes, Pontes, Dulce

Por Esse Mar (original)

À volta das velas voei
Naus e caravelas guiei
Por esse mar…
Mil vezes parti e cheguei
O rumo perdi e achei
Por esse mar…
Fui céu e fui sol
Raio de luar
E fui farol sereia
A mão de deus
Ao leme a navegar
E fui voz a gritar
Terra à vista
No pano da vela pintei
Uma luz singela
E zarpei por esse mar…
Sempre mais além quis chegar
Terras de ninguém encontrar
Ousei sonhar…

(translation)

Around the candles I flew
Ships and caravels I guided
By that sea...
A thousand times I left and arrived
The way I lost and I found it
By that sea...
I was heaven and I was sun
moonbeam
I was a mermaid lighthouse
God's hand
At the rudder to navigate
And I was a voice screaming
land in sight
On the candle cloth I painted
a simple light
And I set sail for this sea…
I always wanted to go further
No-one's lands to find
I dared to dream...