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Fechar de Olhos – Official Music Video
October 12, 2024, in Music > Recording Artist, by Sonjel Vreeland“Fechar de Olhos” is a Flamenco song in Portuguese composed by Eric Harper and based on the words of Abdu’l-Baha.
Here are the lyrics to the song:
Ó tu que estás te volvendo
Volvendo a Deus, a Deus!
Fecha, fecha teus olhos
Ó tu que estás te volvendo
Volvendo a Deus, a Deus!
Fecha, fecha teus olhos
A tudo o mais,
E abre-os para o reino
Do Todo-Glorioso.
The English translation of the lyrics is as follows:
O thou who art turning
turning thy face towards God!
Close thine eyes
O thou who art turning
turning thy face towards God!
Close thine eyes
to all things else,
and open them to the realm
of the All-Glorious.
Find more music by Eric Harper on his YouTube channel or by checking out his website.
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Sonjel Vreeland
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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