Composer: Ary Lobo
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Nas ondas do mar eu vi
Mamãe sereia cantar
Nas ondas do mar eu vi
Num barquinho a navegar
Mãe sereia quando canta
É bonito o seu cantar
A pureza no seu canto
Como há em oxalá
Vi seu barco pequenino
Sereno a navegar
Tinha como timoneiro
O grande guerreiro
Ogum beira mar
Beira mar, ae beira mar
Translation
In the waves of the sea I saw
Mama mermaid sing
In the waves of the sea I saw
In a little boat sailing
Mama mermaid when she sings
Her singing is beautiful
The purity in her song
Like there is in Oxalá
I saw her little boat
Serene sailing
It had as helmsman
The great warrior
Ogum by the sea
By the sea, oh by the sea
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