O povo é quem mais ordena

April 25, 2024 12:03 AM

Grândola, vila morena

Grândola, vila morena
Terra da fraternidade
O povo é quem mais ordena
Dentro de ti, ó cidade

Dentro de ti, ó cidade
O povo é quem mais ordena
Terra da fraternidade
Grândola, vila morena

Em cada esquina um amigo
Em cada rosto igualdade
Grândola, vila morena
Terra da fraternidade

Terra da fraternidade
Grândola, vila morena
Em cada rosto igualdade
O povo é quem mais ordena

À sombra duma azinheira
Que já não sabia a idade
Jurei ter por companheira
Grândola a tua vontade

Grândola a tua vontade
Jurei ter por companheira
À sombra duma azinheira
Que já não sabia a idade

posted by chavenet (4 comments total)

This just in: Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
posted by chavenet at 1:26 AM on April 25, 2024 [1 favorite]

Cripes, it's 50 years today‽ Another excuse, as if one is needed, for making a big old bowl of caldo verde for lunch. Portugal has been kind to me for more than half my life, and it's not just the soup.
Last year I had Os Ganhões de Castro Verde, singing "Grândola, Vila Morena" on loop, which is great, but your link-fest will allow me to diversify. Thanks.
posted by BobTheScientist at 2:00 AM on April 25, 2024 [1 favorite]

Mindblowing for me to think that the day before, Portugal, Greece and Spain all had authoritarian regimes. I was only a little child but this is what the "West" was willing to tolerate to keep the commies out.

Wonderful collection of links here which I am still exploring.

I will share the news about the president's statement with my friends in Brazil.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 2:08 AM on April 25, 2024 [3 favorites]

What a fantastic post! I'm home sick today, so I'll get to read all these links at my leisure for once. Muito obrigado.

Like the old PCP pin on my jacket says, Abril Vencerá!
posted by heteronym at 6:30 AM on April 25, 2024 [1 favorite]