| preste muita atencao para a história que eu vou contar
| pay close attention to the story I'm going to tell
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| oucam bem esta cancao
| listen well to this song
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| a cancao do homem que viveu no mar, no mar
| the song of the man who lived at sea, in the sea
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| de manha já bem cedinho
| early in the morning
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| ia com seu barco para o alto mar
| went with his boat to the high seas
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| com a noite ele chegava sem ninguém sequer saber por onde andou, no mar
| with the night he arrived without anyone even knowing where he had been, in the sea
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| nao falava com ninguém
| no he spoke to anyone
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| quieto ele estava sempre a pensar
| quiet he was always thinking
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| todos dizem que talvez procurasse alguém
| everyone says he maybe he was looking for someone
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| que ele perdeu no mar, no mar
| that he lost at sea, at sea
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| mas um dia de manha
| but one morning
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| o velho todos viram no seu barco entrar
| the old man all saw his boat enter
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| mas seu barco nao voltou
| but your boat did not return
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| todos se juntaram para olhar o mar, o mar
| everyone got together to look at the sea, the sea
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| desse dia em diante
| from that day forward
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| em lugar algum ele apareceu
| nowhere did he appear
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| procuraram sem cessar
| searched without ceasing
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| mas o velho todos acham que morreu no mar
| but the old man all think he died at sea
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| há quem diga ainda mais
| there are those who say even more
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| que por muitos anos muita gente viu
| that for many years many people saw
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| certo barco a vagar
| certain boat to wander
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| na oscuridao do solitário mar
| in the darkness of the lonely sea
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| no mar, no mar, no mar, no mar… | at sea, at sea, at sea, at sea… |