A Água É Um Ser

by mafalda carinha

This song was written by my dear friend Mafalda Carinha. She received it during a water pilgrimage we walked together in the Alentejo, Portugal, in October 2019. We were walking with a group as part of a peace education course, following the course of the river Mira (much of which has dried out) to the sea, getting to know the waters and the lack of waters in Portugal. The song was featured as the title track in the 2024 award-winning documentary ‘Water is Love’ (video below).

Translation: "Water is a being, it has soul, it has memory, it has wisdom."

A água é um ser

Tem alma

Tem memória

Tem saber