Meus Oito Anos

Oh! How I miss
The dawn of my life
My beloved childhood
That the years no longer bring

What love, what dreams, what flowers
In those playful afternoons
In the shade of the banana trees
Under the orange groves

How beautiful are the days
Of the beginning of existence
The soul breathes innocence
Like perfumes the flower

The sea is a serene lake
The sky a blue mantle
The world a golden dream
Life a hymn of love

Oh! Days of my childhood
Oh! My spring sky
How sweet life was not
In that cheerful morning

Instead of the sorrows of now
I had in those delights
My mother's caresses
And my sister's kiss