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"Grândola Vila Morena" is a Portuguese song by Zeca Afonso, that tells of the fraternity among the people of Grândola, a town in the Alentejo. Salazar's Estado Novo regime considered the song to be associated with Communism, and as a result it was banned from being played or broadcast. On April 25, 1974, at 12:15AM the song was broadcast on Portuguese radio as a signal to start the revolution that overthrew the regime; it thus became commonly associated with the Carnation Revolution and the beginning of democratic rule in Portugal.

Lyrics

ť Grândola, vila morena

:Terra da fraternidade ť O povo é quem mais ordena

   Dentro de ti, ó cidade ť Dentro de ti, ó cidade

   O povo é quem mais ordena ť Terra da fraternidade

   Grândola, vila morena ť Em cada esquina um amigo

   Em cada rosto igualdade ť Grândola, vila morena

   Terra da fraternidade ť Terra da fraternidade

   Grândola, vila morena ť Em cada rosto igualdade

   O povo é quem mais ordena ť À sombra duma azinheira

   Que já não sabia a idade ť Jurei ter por companheira

   Grândola a tua vontade ť Grândola a tua vontade

   Jurei ter por companheira ť À sombra duma azinheira

   Que já não sabia a idade

ť :Grândola, swarthy town*

::Land of brotherhood ť :'Tis the people who command the most

   :Inside of you, o city ť :Inside of you, o city

   :'Tis the people who command the most ť :Land of brotherhood

   :Grândola, swarthy town ť :On every corner, a friend

   :In every face, equality ť :Grândola, swarthy town

   :Land of brotherhood ť :Land of brotherhood

   :Grândola, swarthy town ť :In every face, equality

   :'Tis the people who command the most ť :In the shadow of an holm oak

   :That none now know its age ť :I swore to have as my companion

   :Grândola, your will ť :Grândola, your will

   :I swore to have as my companion ť :In the shadow of an holm oak

   :That none now know its age

* Sometimes translated as "tanned village" or "brown village".
The highly disciplined verse form is notable. Each quatrain is followed by a quatrain that repeats the identical lines in reverse order.

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