Viagem
Emílio Santiago
Journey
Oh! sadness forgive me
I'm all packed
Today poetry
Came to meet me
The day has dawned
Let's travel.
Let's hitch a ride
On the light saddle
Of the gentle wind
That is coming
From far away
From the end of the sea.
Let's visit the morning star
That I thought was lost
During the dawn
But is hidden
Wanting to play
Sit on this clear cloud,
My poetry,
Get ready
Bring a song
Let's spread
Music in the air.
Look at how many white birds,
My poetry
Dance our waltz,
Through the sky that the day
Embroiders entirely
With sunbeams.
Oh! Poetry help me,
I will pick ferns
Lilies, roses, dahlias
Through the green fields
That you name
As gardens of the sky.
But you can rest assured,
My poetry,
For we will return
Guided by a star
In a moonlight flash
When it calms down.
Or maybe, who knows,
We will only return
On the bay horse
On the night's chestnut
Whose name is ray,
Moonlight ray.