Hail, Tranca-Ruas of the Souls lyrics

Laroyê! Mojuba! Hail Tranca Rua! Hail Tranca Rua of the Souls I came to the crossroads weary With a burden on my soul Carrying scars and questions Trying hard to stay whole Doors were closing all around me Darkness walked beside my name Then I felt your presence rising Like a lantern through the rain You brought no hollow promises No disguise and no deceit You revealed the road of struggle Where the wounded learn their feet With your cloak across the midnight And your watchful guardian eyes You saw me when I was falling And you helped my spirit rise I never asked for vengeance I only sought the way I never asked for riches Just strength to face the day When the fire of faith grew weaker Your steady hand lifted me Tranca Rua of the Souls You never turned away from me Tranca Rua of the Souls Guide my footsteps through the night Close my body to all danger Keep my pathway in your sight When the world turned cold against me You remained right by my side When every door was closing You threw the gates open wide Laroyê, Tranca Rua Now my road is clear and bright Through the smoke of every battle You became my guiding light If today I stand unbroken Without fear of what may be It's because throughout my darkest nights You stood watch protecting me Some may call it mystery Yet mystery can still be grace Justice comes without a warning And reveals its hidden face It's protection for the faithful It's the courage to stand tall It's the voice that breaks deception Before the shadows make us fall You know every hidden corner Every prayer and every cry You know who arrives with falsehood You know who walks true inside Tranca Rua of the Souls Guardian of sacred law Those who walk beneath your shelter Never walk alone at all In your laughter lives a warning In your firmness burns a flame In your presence I keep learning Faith and courage are the same You gave me no easy answers You taught me how to endure For a heart refined by hardship Grows resilient, strong and sure I saw chains break into pieces I saw darkened pathways clear I saw peace return unto my home After many troubled years I saw envy lose its power I saw every slander cease I saw my own name rise again Crowned with dignity and peace Today I have not come here asking Today I came to testify For the blessings I have witnessed And the gifts beyond my eyes Tranca Rua of the Souls Guardian of the crossroads Keeper of the gateway Messenger of sacred law Thank you for closing What was sent to bring me harm Thank you for opening What was waiting in my path Thank you for teaching That a road once closed May become a saving grace Hey, Tranca Rua of the Souls Take my hand and lead me on Close my body to all danger Keep me faithful, keep me strong When the night became its darkest You were there to guide me through When I thought that all was ending You rebuilt my life anew Laroyê, Tranca Rua Now my road is clear and bright Through the power of the spirits All my faith returned in light If today I sing much louder So the world can hear my song Those who keep Exu beside them Find the strength to carry on The candle started burning The sacred smoke arose The gateway stood in power And the road again unclosed Laroyê! This is Tranca Rua Tranca Rua of Salvation Thank you for protecting me Laroyê! Mojuba!