Translating songs to summon spirits: Quando o Sol Aqui Não Mais Brilhar

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Pontos are songs sung by the members of a centre similar to Christian hymns. Pontos for Exu are very famous and tend to include themes that involve revenge, hell, the Moon, darkness and cemeteries.


The ponto below is probably one of the most popular and its know by many umbandistas. The name of the ponto is "Quando o Sol Aqui Não Mais Brilhar" with the literal translation being "When the Sun No Longer Shines Here", or a free translation being "At sundown", and is usually sung for Exu Tranca Ruas (Exu Street Locker), an entity associated with the crossroads and is responsible for opening and closing—or "locking and unlocking"—the paths of a person's life.

 


Quando o sol aqui não mais brilhar - When the sun here no longer shines.
Quando a lua o seu clarão refletir - When the Moon shines
É sinal que está na hora - It is a sign that it's time
É ele quem chega agora, já deu meia-noite - He is coming now, it's already midnight
Tranca-Ruas quem chega aqui - Tranca-Ruas is here
Jurou amar alguém na encruzilhada - He swore to love someone in the crossroads
Jurou fazer o bem de madrugada - He swore to do good at dawn
E hoje com fé - With faith
Companheiro e amigo leal - A loyal partner and a friend
Quebra feitiço e também desfaz o mal - He can break curses and undo evil
E toda vez que na rua eu caminhar  - And every time I'm walking at night
E ouvir de longe sua voz a ecoar - And I hear your voice echoing from afar
Tenho certeza que agora eu não ando sozinho - I can be certain that I'm not walking alone
Seu Tranca-Ruas é o Dono do meu Caminho! - Tranca-Ruas is in control of my path!
 
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