title: Cantigas numa Língua Antiga
text: # Cantigas numa Língua Antiga
  
  Cantigas numa Língua Antiga is an album by the Portuguese fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Recorded in 1977 and released by Columbia, it was her first album of original material for three years. It was also released under the title Songs In an Ancient Tongue, with the track titles translated into English.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All music is composed by Alain Oulman.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Amália Rodrigues – vocals
  * Fontes Rocha – Guitarra Portuguesa, Portuguese guitar
  * Martinho d'Assunção – Viola, Classical guitar
  
  ### Additional personnel
  
  * Augusto Cabrita – photography
  * Manuel Correia – photography
  