Revolução dos Cravos

The Carnation Revolution

History: a matter of the past, a matter that should be present as it will be shaping the future.

The 25th of April 1974 is one of the days in history clearly showing how time merges and how time emerges from itself: from history, from people understanding ‘reacting’ as a highly active process, as matter of accepting to be resonsible for what is going to happen here and now and in the future.

Take the time, those who can: the time to remember, those who are too young to look at what happened, and us together to take responsibility for us today – and for time …

The Portuguese Revolution in 1974 –

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 de uma 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 de uma azinheira,
Que já não sabia a idade.

Translation from the web:

Grândola, swarthy town*

Land of fraternity

It is the people who command

Inside of you, oh city

Inside of you, oh city

It is the people who command

Land of fraternity

Grândola, swarthy town

On each corner, a friend

In each face, equality

Grândola, swarthy town

Land of fraternity

Land of fraternity

Grândola, swarthy town

In each face, equality

It is the people who command

In the shadow of a holm oak

Which no longer knew its age

I swore to have your will

as my companion, Grândola

I swore to have your will

as my companion, Grândola.

In the shadow of a holm oak

Which no longer knew its age