Bachianas Brasileiras, No.5 : Cantilena - "Aria"

Afternoon, a slow and transparent pink cloud.
Over the sky, dreamy and beautiful!
The moon rises softly in the infinite,
Adorning the evening like a sweet young girl
Who gets ready, and the lovely dreamily,
In the soul's longings to become beautiful.
She cries out to the sky and the earth, all of nature!
The birds hush their sad complaints
And the sea reflects all its wealth...
Softly, the moonlight now awakens
The cruel longing that laughs and cries!
Afternoon, a slow and transparent pink cloud
Over the sky, dreamy and beautiful!