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Poem of the Beloved's Eyes

Maria Bethânia

Poema Dos Olhos da Amada

Ô bien-aimée, quels yeux tes yeux
Embarcadères la nuit, bruissant de mille adieux
Des digues silencieuses, qui guettent les lumières
Loin? si loin dans le noir

Ô bien-aimée, quels yeux? tes yeux
Tous ces mystères dans tes yeux
Tous ces navires, tous ces voiliers
Tous ces naufrages dans tes yeux

Ô ma bien-aimée aux yeux païens
Un jour, si Dieu voulait
Un jour? dans tes yeux
Je verrais de la poésie, le regard implorant

Ô ma bien-aimée, quels yeux? tes yeux

Ó minha amada, que olhos os teus
São cais noturnos, cheios de adeus
São docas mansas, trilhando luzes
Que brilham longe, longe dos breus

Ó minha amada, que olhos os teus
Quanto mistério nos olhos teus
Quantos saveiros, quantos navios
Quantos naufrágios nos olhos teus

Ó minha amada de olhos ateus
Quem dera um dia quisesse Deus
Eu visse um dia o olhar mendigo
Da poesia nos olhos teus

Poem of the Beloved's Eyes

Oh beloved, what eyes your eyes are
Docks at night, whispering a thousand goodbyes
Silent barriers, waiting for the lights
Far? so far in the dark

Oh beloved, what eyes? your eyes
All these mysteries in your eyes
All these ships, all these sailboats
All these shipwrecks in your eyes

Oh my beloved with pagan eyes
One day, if God wills
One day? in your eyes
I would see poetry, the pleading gaze

Oh my beloved, what eyes? your eyes

Oh my love, what eyes you have
They are nighttime docks, full of farewells
They are gentle docks, tracing lights
That shine far, far from the depths

Oh my love, what eyes you have
So much mystery in your eyes
How many skiffs, how many ships
How many shipwrecks in your eyes

Oh my love with godless eyes
If only one day God would want
I would see one day the beggar's gaze
Of poetry in your eyes

Escrita por: Vinicius de Moraes, Paulo Soledade