Meu Ypê Florido
Padre Alessandro Campos
My Flowering Ypê
When many years ago I was imprisoned in this cold cell
From the second floor of the penitentiary down the street I could see
When a gardener planted a Ypê and as the days went by
It grew and came to life while I suffered
My flowering Ypê next to my cell
Today it reaches the height of my window
There is only one difference between us now
In here it's night, there's no more dawn
How much brightness you have outside
I see a parasitic vine embracing you tightly on your trunk
While it hugs you, it sucks your sap, leading you to death
That's how it was with me, she embraced me and then betrayed me
That's why I killed her and now I only have her company
My flowering Ypê next to my cell
Today it reaches the height of my window
There is only one difference between us now
In here it's night, there's no more dawn
How much brightness you have outside
