O Que É, o Que É?

What is it, what is it?
It's shelter, it's abandonment
Makes you sleep, but takes away sleep
It's so gentle and so voracious
Causes war and seals peace
It's prison, it's freedom
It's romance, it's friendship
It's meeting, it's farewell
The greatest mission of life
What is it, what is it?
Sweet, sometimes so bitter
Moderate, exaggerated
It's strange and so normal
Gentle breeze or gale
It's desert, it's an oasis
A gift to perform miracles
Makes you fall and rise
Makes you smile and makes you cry
In the same measure for man or woman
For those who believe and for those who have no faith
Who will be happy without one day experiencing
The emotion that is love
Love is the answer
It's surrender, it's a bet
It can be rich or poor
A commoner, or a noble
It's reason, it's madness
It's illness, it's the cure
Wherever it may be
In joy, or in pain
What matters is love
What is it, what is it?