Porto Sentido

Porto Sentido

Porto Sentido

Who comes and crosses the riverQuem vem e atravessa o rio
by the Pilar mountainjunto à serra do Pilar
sees an old group of housesvê um velho casario
that extends to the seaque se estende ate ao mar

Who sees you coming from the bridgeQuem te vê ao vir da ponte
you're a waterfall, saintlyés cascata, são-joanina
standing on a hilldirigida sobre um monte
in the middle of the mistno meio da neblina.

Through alleys and sidewalksPor ruelas e calçadas
from Ribeira to Fozda Ribeira até à Foz
to dirty and worn stonespor pedras sujas e gastas
and sad and lonely street lampse lampiões tristes e sós.

And that serious and grave air of yoursE esse teu ar grave e sério
of a face and stoneworkdum rosto e cantaria
that hides the mysteryque nos oculta o mistério
of that beautiful and dark lightdessa luz bela e sombria

Seeing you abandoned like thisVer-te assim abandonada
in that dull tonenesse timbre pardacento
in your closed mannernesse teu jeito fechado
as if grinding a feelingde quem mói um sentimento

And it's always the first timeE é sempre a primeira vez
every time coming back homeem cada regresso a casa
to see you in that priderever-te nessa altivez
of a wounded hawkde milhafre ferido na asa