Translation of "Oxalá" to English language:
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| Oxalá eu soubesse! | If only I knew! |
| Oxalá tivéssemos um jardim! | If only we had a garden! |
| Oxalá a chuva parasse. | If only the rain would stop. |
| Oxalá eu tivesse asas! | If only I had wings! |
| Oxalá isso fosse verdade! | If only that were true! |
| Oxalá tivéssemos um filho! | If only we had a son! |
| Oxalá ele tivesse vindo. | If only he had come. |
| Oxalá eu soubesse falar inglês! | If only I could speak English! |
| Como já vinha a ser e oxalá com mais mordidelas. | As it was coming to be, but hopefully with more bite. |
| Depois disse Abraão a Deus Oxalá que viva Ismael diante de ti! | Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you! |
| Com o tempo, adeptos do candomblé passaram a identificar o Senhor do Bonfim com Oxalá. | In the Candomblé religion, Our Lord of Bonfim is associated with Oxalá, father of the Orishas and creator of humankind. |
| Ah, se os vires quando se confrontarem com o fogo infernal! Dirão Oxalá fôssemos devolvidos (à terra)! | If you should see them when they are stood before the Fire, they will say Ah would that we were sent back (to the world)! |
| Oxalá Deus te apresente a vitória ou algum outro desígnio Seu e, então, arrepender se ão de tudo quanto haviam maquinado. | It may well be that God may soon send (you) success, or other command of His. Then will they be repentant of what they had concealed in their hearts. |
| No Candomblé Ketu, por exemplo, o casamento gira em torno de três orixás Oxossi, Oxum e Oxalá, que simboliza a paz. | For example, a marriage would be invalid if one of the parties, at the time of marriage, did not intend to honour the vow of fidelity. |
