Estrella do Mar [Tres potos de Santo, Op. 10, No. 3]

Track 31

Text and Music: Jayme Ovalle

Estrella brilhante lá do alto mar,

Estrella brilhante lá do alto mar.

Olha makumbêbê, olha makumbábá,

Olha makumbêbê, olha makumbábá.*

*Makumbêbê and Makumbábá are words derived from Makumba, a religious ceremony imported from Africa by slaves.

Sung in Portuguese