Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world, to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Lisbon, Portugal, with Bruno Silvestre who sings “A Minha Lampada (My Lamp)” in Portuguese, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This song was filmed and recorded in Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017.
Lyrics & Quote
PORTUGUESE
Ó Filho do Ser! Tu és a Minha lâmpada, e a Minha Luz está em ti. Que obtenhas dela o teu resplendor e não aspires a outro senão a Mim; pois Eu te criei rico e generosamente derramei sobre ti as Minhas graças.
Baha’u’llah
ENGLISH
O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.
Baha’u’llah
Chords
Intro:
C, D, Fm, C
C
Tu es a Minha lampada, es a Minha lampada
D
e a Minha Luz, e a Minha Luz
Fm, C
esta em ti
C
Tu es a Minha lampada, es a Minha lampada
D
e a Minha Luz, e a Minha Luz
Fm, C
esta em ti
C
Que obtenhas dela o teu resplendor
D
e nao aspires a outro
Fm, C
senao a Mim
C
pois Eu te criei rico e
D
generosamente derramei
Fm, C
sobre ti as Minhas gracas.
F, Fm, C
O Filho do Ser!
F, Fm, C
O Filho do Ser!
F, Fm, C, D, Fm
O Filho do Ser, es a Minha lampada
N.C.
e a Minha Luz esta em ti
C, D, Fm
e a Minha Luz esta em ti
C, D, Fm
e a Minha Luz esta em ti
C, D, Fm
e a Minha Luz esta em ti
C, D, Fm, C C, D, Fm, C
F, Fm, C
O Filho do Ser!
F, Fm, C
O Filho do Ser!
F, Fm, C, D, Fm
O Filho do Ser, tu es a Minha lampada
N.C.
e a Minha Luz esta em ti
C, D, Fm C, D, Fm
C, D, Fm, C, D, Fm C, D, Fm, C
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