Lisboa Antiga [Old Lisbon]

Amália da Piedade Rodrigues,GCSE, GCIH, (July 23, 1920 – October 6, 1999), known as Amália Rodrigues (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaliɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]), was a Portuguese singer and actress. She was known as the Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado") and was most influential in popularizing fado worldwide. She was one of the most important figures in the genre's development, and enjoyed a 50-year recording and stage career. Amália' performances and choice of repertoire pushed fado's boundaries and helped redefine it and reconfigure it for her and subsequent generations. In effect, Amália wrote the rulebook on what fado could be and on how a female fadista—or fado singer—should perform it, to the extent that she remains an unsurpassable model and an unending source of r… more »

Year:: 1996
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Lisboa, velha cidade
Cheia de encanto e beleza
Sempre a sorrir tão formosa
E no vestir sempre airosa
O branco véu da saudade
Cobre o teu rosto linda princesa

Olhai, senhores, esta Lisboa d'outras eras
Dos cinco réis, das esperas e das toiradas reais
Das festas, das seculares procissões
Dos populares pregões matinais que já não voltam mais

Lisboa, velha cidade
Cheia de encanto e beleza
Sempre a sorrir tão formosa
E no vestir sempre airosa
O branco véu da saudade
Cobre o teu rosto linda princesa

Olhai, senhores, esta Lisboa d'outras eras
Dos cinco réis, das esperas e das toiradas reais
Das festas, das seculares procissões,
Dos populares pregões matinais que já não voltam mais

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Written by: Amadeu Do Vale, Jose Galhardo, Raul Portela

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