O Velho

The old man without advice
On his knees
Departing
Carries with certainty
All the weight
Of this life
So I ask him about love
His whole life, he says he kept
From the carnival, from the play
That he didn't play

Tell me now
What do I tell the people
What's new
To leave
Nothing, just the long walk
Long, to nowhere

The old man departing
Leaves life
Without longing
Without debt, without balance
Without rival
Or friendship
So I ask him about love
He tells me he always hid
He didn't commit
Nor ever surrendered

And tell me now
What do I tell the people
What's new
To leave
Nothing, and I see the sad road
Where one day I'll stop

The old man is leaving now
He's going away
Without luggage
He doesn't know why he came
It was a stroll
It was a passage
So I ask him about love
He is frank with me
Shows a lame verse
From a blank notebook
That has already closed

Tell me now
What do I tell the people
What's new
To leave
Nothing
It was all written in vain
And I ask for forgiveness
But I won't regret