Paroles et traduction Emílio Santiago - Mascarada

Mascarada

Vejo agora, esse teu lindo olhar
Olhar que eu sonhei
E sonhei conquistar
E que um dia afinal conquistei, enfim
Findou-se o carnaval
E só nos carnavais
Encontrava-te sem
Encontrar este teu lindo olhar, porque
O poeta era eu
Cujas rimas eram compostas
Na esperança de que
Tirasses essa máscara
Que sempre me fez mal
Mal que findou só
Depois do carnaval
E os carnavais.
Vejo agora...

Masquerade

I see your beautiful eyes now
The eyes I dreamt of
And hoped to win
Which I finally have
Carnival has ended
And only during carnivals
Could I find you without
Finding this beautiful gaze, because
I was the poet
Whose rhymes were composed
In the hope that
You would remove that mask,
Which has always hurt me,
A pain that ended only
After the carnival
And the carnivals.
I see it now...