Avé Maria sagrada
Cheia de graça divina
Oração tão pequenina
De uma beleza elevada.
Nosso Senhor é convosco,
Bendita sois vós, Maria.
Nasceu vosso Filho, um dia,
Num palheiro humilde e tosco.
Entre as mulheres bendita,
Bendito é o fruto, a luz,
Do vosso ventre, Jesus,
Louvor e graça infinita.
Santa Maria das dores,
Mãe de Deus, se for pecado,
Tocar e cantar o fado,
Rogai por nós pecadores.
Nenhum fadista tem sorte,
Rogai por nós Virgem Mãe.
Agora, sempre e também
Na hora da nossa morte.
From Wikipedia:
Amália da Piedade Rodrigues,[1] 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 the 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 repertoire for all those who came afterwards. Amália enjoyed an extensive international career between the 1950s and the 1970s, although in an era where such efforts were not as easily quantified as today. She was the main inspiration to other well-known international fado and popular music artists such as Madredeus, Dulce Pontes, and Mariza.
| Amália Rodrigues | |
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 Streetart of Amália Rodrigues, Lisbon |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amália da Piedade Rodrigues |
| Also known as | Queen of fado |
| Born | July 23, 1920 |
| Origin | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | October 6, 1999 (aged 79) |
| Genres | Fado |
| Occupations | Singer, Actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Valentim de Carvalho |
| Website | http://www.amalia.com/ |
