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Nuno Álvares Pereira
What halo encircles you?
It is the sword that, swirling,
Makes the lofty air lose
Its dark, soft blue.


But what sword is it that, raised aloft,
Makes that halo in the sky?
It is Excalibur, the anointed blade,
Which King Arthur bestowed upon you.


Hope accomplished,
St. Portugal in essence,
Raise your sword like a torch
To light the path for us.

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