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Luiz Gonzaga

Obrigado, Joao PauloThank You, João Paulo

Luiz Gonzaga · Aboios & Vaquejadas, Nos Caminhos da Fé e São João Na Roça Aboios & Vaquejadas, On the Paths of Faith and São João in the Countryside (2014)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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De longe viestes

Pra estar no Nordeste

No meu Ceará

Teu gesto tão nobre

No rico e no pobre

Não se apagará

Da fé, peregrino

Ao Pastor Divino

Vieste adorar

Trazendo ao meu povo

Fervor todo novo

Pra Deus mais amor


João PauloII

De Deus, grande graça

O povo te abraça

Em ti, ver Jesus

Feliz te agradece

Por o visitares

E a Cristo adorares

Na terra da luz


Há séculos sofrendo

Rigor mais tremendo

De um clima feroz

O povo suporta

A fé nos conforta

Deus luta por nós

Se fica, padece

Se parte, entristece

Mas mostra o valor

De quem na pobreza

Descobre a riqueza

Da fé no Senhor


João Paulo II...


Na tua passagem

A minha homenagem

Filial no Senhor

A terra sofrida

A mim tão querida

Beijaste com amor

Também eu te beijo

Meu maior desejo

É beijar tua mão

E fazer-te de veras

Promessas sinceras

De amar sempre o irmão


João Paulo II...

A tua visita

É graça bendita

Pro povo cristão

É felicidade

Privar da amizade

Do teu coração

Pastor muito amado

De amor nosso brado

A Deus levarás

E a Roma voltando

Saudades deixando

Entre nós ficarás

Translation

From afar you came

To be in the Nordeste

In my Ceará

Your gesture so noble

For the rich and the poor

Will not be erased

Of faith, pilgrim

To the Divine Shepherd

You came to adore

Bringing to my people

All new fervor

For God more love


João Paulo II

From God, great grace

The people embrace you

In you, they see Jesus

Happily thanks you

For visiting them

And adoring Christ

In the land of light


For centuries suffering

Most tremendous rigor

Of a fierce climate

The people endure

Faith comforts us

God fights for us

If they stay, they suffer

If they leave, they sadden

But it shows the value

Of those who in poverty

Discover the richness

Of faith in the Lord


João Paulo II...


In your passage

My homage

Filial in the Lord

The suffering land

So dear to me

You kissed with love

I also kiss you

My greatest desire

Is to kiss your hand

And truly make you

Sincere promises

To always love your brother


João Paulo II...

Your visit

Is blessed grace

For the Christian people

It is happiness

To share the friendship

Of your heart

Much loved Shepherd

Our cry of love

You will take to God

And returning to Roma

Leaving saudade

Among us you will remain

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