Outra Vez
Ivo Pessoa
Again
You were the greatest of my cases
Of all the hugs, the one I never forgot
You were, of the loves I had
The most complicated and the simplest for me.
You were the best of my mistakes
The strangest story that someone ever wrote
And it's for these and other reasons that my longing
Makes me remember everything again.
You were the sincere lie
The most serious joke that happened to me
You were the oldest case
The most friendly love that appeared to me
Of the memories I carry in life
You are the longing that I like to have
Only then do I feel you close to me again.
I forgot to try to forget you
I decided to want you just because
I decided to remember you as many times as I want
Without losing anything.
You were all the happiness
You were the malice that only did me good
You were the best of my plans
And the worst of the mistakes I could make
Of the memories I carry in life
You are the longing that I like to have
Only then do I feel you close to me again.