Bairro Do Oriente

Oriental Neighborhood

Bairro Do Oriente

I have by the windowTenho à janela
An old cornucopiaUma velha cornucópia
Full of lavenderCheia de alfazema
And orchids from EthiopiaE orquídeas da etiópia

I have a transistor by the bedTenho um transistor ao pé da cama
With sounds of harps and oboesCom sons de harpas e oboés
And songs from other landsE cantigas de outras terras
That I traveled from end to endQue percorri de lés-a-lés

I have a lanternTenho uma lamparina
That I brought from ArabiaQue trouxe das arábias
To love you in the oil lightPara te amar à luz do azeite
In a Kama Sutra of wise nightsNum kama-sutra de noites sábias

I have by the dressing tableTenho junto ao psyché
A large water pipeUm grande cachimbo d'água
That we smoke sitting on the sofaQue sentados no canapé
As the sorrow fallsFumamos ao cair da mágoa

I have an astrolabeTenho um astrolábio
Given to me by BedouinsQue me deram beduínos
To measure in the skyPara medir no firmamento
Your starry eyesOs teus olhos astralinos

Come to my houseVem vem à minha casa
Roll in bed and in the gardenRebolar na cama e no jardim
Light up the ignominyAcender a ignomínia
And the bad tongue of the gossip codeE a má língua do código pasquim
That condemns us in a clauseQue nos condena numa alínea
To have sex like cherubsA ter sexo de querubim