O Poeta Aprendiz

The Apprentice Poet

O Poeta Aprendiz

He was a boyEle era um menino
Brave and goat-likeValente e caprino
A little childUm pequeno infante
Healthy and sproutingSadio e grimpante
He was ten years oldAnos tinha dez
And wings on his feetE asas nos pés
With lead and slingshotCom chumbo e bodoque
He was plic and plocEra plic e ploc
His cheerful green gazeO olhar verde gaio
Seemed like lightningParecia um raio
To tangerinePara tangerina
Spinning top or girlPião ou menina
His dark bodySeu corpo moreno
Lived runningVivia correndo
Jumped in the darkPulava no escuro
No matter what wallNão importa que muro
Jumped like an angelSaltava de anjo
Better than a grown manMelhor que marmanjo
And took the plungeE dava o mergulho
Without making noiseSem fazer barulho
In a sock ballEm bola de meia
Playing as a right winger or forwardJogando de meia-direita ou de ponta
He went overboardPassava da conta
From so much dribblingDe tanto driblar

He loved to loveAmava era amar
He loved LeonorAmava Leonor
A girl of colorMenina de cor
He loved the maidsAmava as criadas
Sweeping the stairsVarrendo as escadas
He loved the girlsAmava as gurias
From the street, the vagabondsDa rua, vadias
He loved his cousinsAmava suas primas
With kisses and rhymesCom beijos e rimas
He loved his auntsAmava suas tias
With soft skinsDe peles macias
He loved the artistsAmava as artistas
From the movie magazinesDas cine-revistas
He loved the womanAmava a mulher
As much as he couldA mais não poder
That's why he madePor isso fazia
His grain of poetrySeu grão de poesia
And found beautifulE achava bonita
The written wordA palavra escrita
That's why he sufferedPor isso sofria
From melancholyDe melancolia
Dreaming the poetSonhando o poeta
That maybe one dayQue quem sabe um dia
He could bePoderia ser