Ali

There

Ali

She came in and I was thereEla entrou e eu estava ali
Or was it me who got in there?Ou será que fui eu que ali entrei
Without even asking for the slightest permission?Sem sequer pedir a menor licença?
She with khaki lipstickEla de batom caqui
What were you looking at with your eyes? I don't knowCom os olhos olhava o quê? Eu não sei
Eyes of flowing watersOlhos de águas vindas
From other oceansDe outros oceanos

She looked at me - Who?Ela me olhou - Quem?
Who knows with herQuem sabe com ela
I would have the afternoonsEu teria as tardes
That always passed me byQue sempre me passaram
Like mirages, like invention!Como miragens, como invenção!

If I can't haveSe eu não posso ter
I keep wonderingFico imaginando
I keep imaginingEu fico imaginando

It will come with her that deliversVirá com ela que entrega
It will come, yes, that's what I sawVirá, sim, assim virá que eu vi
Will she come or will she wait for meVirá ou ela me espera
It will come, because it is thereVirá, pois ela está ali

She loved what was thereEla amou o que estava ali
Or was it hers that I once loved?Ou será que foi dela o que eu já amei
Like the fixed ties of a residence?Como os laços fixos de uma residência?

Her: Hello!? - And I didn't reactEla: Alô!? - E eu não reagi
With my eyes I looked at what I rememberedCom os olhos olhava o que eu lembrei
When I was goingQuando andava indo
In another directionEm outra direção

She looked at me - Come!Ela me olhou - Vem!
Who knows with herQuem sabe com ela
I would see the afternoonsEu veria as tardes
That I always missedQue sempre me faltaram
Like mirages, like illusion!Como miragens, como ilusão!

If I can't haveSe eu não posso ter
I keep wonderingFico imaginando
I keep imaginingEu fico imaginando

It will come with her that deliversVirá com ela que entrega
It will come, yes, that's what I sawVirá, sim, assim virá que eu vi
Will she come or will she wait for meVirá ou ela me espera
It will come, because it is thereVirá, pois ela está ali

She walked and I stayed thereEla andou e eu fiquei ali
Or was it me who changed from there?Ou será que fui eu que dali mudei
With a few silent stepsCom uns passos mudos
Of a reticence?De uma reticência?

She looked at me wellEla me olhou bem
Who knows with herQuem sabe com ela
I would have foundEu teria achado
What I always lackedO que sempre me faltava
Colors, collages, sounds, emotion!Cores, colagens, sons, emoção!

If I can't beSe eu não posso ser
I keep wonderingFico imaginando
I keep imaginingEu fico imaginando

It will come with her that deliversVirá com ela que entrega
It will come, yes, that's what I sawVirá, sim, assim virá que eu vi
Will she come or will she wait for meVirá ou ela me espera
It will come, because it is thereVirá, pois ela está ali