He was taking the voice of the people, the language of the people, elevating it into verse, and by doing so, ennobling the language and ennobling the people who spoke the language.
Agarrou na voz do povo, na linguagem do povo, elevando-o em versos, e, ao fazê-lo, enobreceu a língua e enobreceu o povo que falava a língua.