Translation of Canteiros from Portuguese to English
When I think of you
I close my eyes in longing
I've had many things
But not happiness
My long fingers run
In sad verses that I invent
Even what I devote myself to
No longer brings me joy
It could be until tomorrow
Early, clear, like the day
But nothing they tell me
Makes me feel joy
I just wanted to have from the bush
A taste of raspberry
To run among the flower beds
And hide my sadness
And I'm still too young for so much sadness
And let's stop with things, let's take care of life
Because if death doesn't come
Or something similar
And it drags us young
Without having seen life
When I think of you
I close my eyes in longing
I've had many things
But not happiness
My long fingers run
In sad verses that I invent
Even what I devote myself to
No longer brings me joy
It could be until tomorrow
Early, clear, like the day
But nothing they tell me
Makes me feel joy
I just wanted to have from the bush
A taste of raspberry
To run among the flower beds
And hide my sadness
And I'm still too young for so much sadness
And let's stop with things, let's take care of life
Because if death doesn't come
Or something similar
And it drags us young
Without having seen life
I just wanted to have from the bush
A taste of raspberry
To run among the flower beds
And hide my sadness
And I'm still too young for so much sadness
And let's stop with things, let's take care of life
Because if death doesn't come
Or something similar
And it drags us young
Without having seen life
When I think of you
I close my eyes in longing
But happiness
My long fingers run
It's wood, it's stone, it's the end of the road
It's a stump, it's a bit lonely
It's the waters of March closing the summer
It's a promise of life in our heart
And I'm still too young for sadness
And let's stop with things, let's take care of life
Because if death doesn't come
Or something similar
And it drags us young
Without having seen life