Tarde te amei

Late I loved you

Behold, you were dwelling inside me
And I was searching for you on the outside
Behold, shapeless
I threw myself
Upon the beautiful forms of your creatures
You were with me but I was not with you
Your creatures held me back from you
Your creatures that would not exist
If they did not exist in you
If they did not exist in you
If they did not exist in you

Late, very late
It was that I loved you
Oh! Beauty so ancient and so new
Too late I loved you
You called me
And your cry broke through my deafness
Too late, too late I loved you

You flashed and shone
And your light drove away my blindness
You spread your fragrance
Breathing it in, I sighed for you
I tasted you
And now I hunger and thirst for you
You touched me
And now I burn with desire for your peace

Late, very late
It was that I loved you
Oh! Beauty so ancient and so new
Too late I loved you
You called me
And your cry broke through my deafness
Too late, too late I loved you