A Janela do Meu Peito

The Window of My Chest

A Janela do Meu Peito

There goes playing, by the hand of a chimeraLá vai brincando, pela mão de uma quimera
That girl who was me, always smilingEssa garota que fui eu, sempre a sorrir
As if life were an eternal springComo se a vida fosse eterna primavera
And there were no pains in the world to feelE não houvesse dores no mundo p’ra sentir

The laughter comes to rest on the windowAs gargalhadas vêm poisar na janela
And hearing them, I feel more sorry for myselfE ao ouvi-las tenho mais pena de mim
Oh, how I wish I could still laugh like herAi quem me dera rir ainda como ela
But when I laugh, I no longer know how to laugh like thatMas quando rio, eu já não sei rir assim

I have the window of my chestTenho a janela do peito
Open to the pastAberta para o passado
All made of fado singers and fadoTodo feito de fadistas e de fado
The soul peeks out the windowEspreita a alma na janela
The past goes byVai o passado a passar
And seeing itself there, the soul starts to cryE ao ver-se nela, a alma fica a chorar
In this parade that passesNeste desfile que passa
Nostalgia remains aloneFica a saudade sózinha
Even grace has lost the grace it hadAté a graça, perdeu a graça que tinha
Disappointments I hadDesilusões as que tive
Fill the street... There they areEnchem a rua… Lá estão
And people live from the times that have passedE a gente vive dos tempos que já lá vão

There comes swaggering in her small stepLá vem gingando nesse seu passo miúdo
Black mane, tight pantsMelena preta, calça justa afiambrada
How we've changed, you who were everything to meComo mudamos, tu que foste para mim tudo
Today in my eyes, you are little more than nothingHoje a meus olhos pouco mais és do que nada

Your jokes of wit and ironyTuas chalaças de graçola e ironia
Were from the street, they went from mouth to mouthEram da rua, andavam de boca em boca
I, seeing you, I don't know what I feltEu, era ver-te não sei o que sentia
Perhaps madness, that was crazy for youTalvez loucura, que por ti andava louca