História do Fado Rodrigo Bueno (English Translation) Lyrics

Fado is such a bizarre trova
Like the shining flame of a lantern
It’s right in the cathedral of a guitar
Divine our father in Portugal

Trova born I don’t know from what author
Singing longing with a felt pain
Whoever its inventor was
It comes from the alcove to give more brightness and light to life

It captivates poets and artists
And has on earth, light and such power
That nobles descended to fadistas
To listen closely and learn

And thus lamenting fatal sorrows
It has ascended to the halls where there is greatness
It has been sung in royal palaces
And so fado also came to have nobility