When this happened, the Portuguese Republicans were not happy and they blamed the Portuguese Government for it, making it fall. England being the strongest country of the two at the time, didn’t leave much room for negotiation, and Portugal ended up retreating and giving the power to England. This had to do with economic interests (of course!) that were overlapping. This anthem was put together after England gave Portugal an Ultimatum, saying that either the Portuguese would retreat from Africa (and leave the coast free to the British) or measures would be taken that would leave the Portuguese in a bad position. The history behind Portugal’s National Anthem Nevertheless, I do like our national song and in this post I would like to tell you a little bit about it and how it came to be. Acknowledge the wounds around you.The Portuguese National Anthem is, in my opinion, a musically beautiful anthem with somehow “harsh” lyrics.
But there comes a time to stop running away. Yeah, sometimes what you need is what you fight. The part of you that believed in other humans, humans that don't look like you. A positive resolution feels impossible, and a part of you begins to die. Maybe you want to escape, to run away from the pain. Your open hands become fists, squeezing the life out of what you're trying to hold.
Headlines of fear and despair come at us every morning. And in these postmodern times, we long for the good, the true, the beautiful- but hope is hard to find. It's a if death and eternity are fighting within us. General Comment"We live in the tension of infinite dreams trapped inside finite bodies. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weaker Oh oh oh oh (Your hope is the anthem of my soul)
'Cause this ain't a battle, it's a lifelong war Sometimes I'm not sure what I'm fighting for Sometimes what you need is what you fightĪnd you pull them back and watch them fly
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