Estranha Forma de Vida [English translation]

It was by the will of God

that I live in this anxiety,

that all woes are mine,

that is mine all longing.

It was by the will of God.

What a strange way of life

has this heart of mine!

It lives in a lost way.

Who would cast it the spell?

What a strange way of life.

Independent heart,

heart that I do not command,

lives lost among the people,

stubbornly bleeding,

independent heart.

I shall accompany you no more.

Stop, cease to beat!

If you know not where you're going,

why insist you on running?

I shall accompany you no more.

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues