O Caderno
Vinicius de Moraes
The Notebook
It's me who will follow you
From the first scribble to the ABC
In all the colorful drawings I'll be there
The house, the mountain, two clouds in the sky
And a smiling sun on the paper
It's me who will be your classmate
Help solve your problems
Accompany you in the bimonthly tests you'll see
I'll be your faithful confidant
If your tears wet my paper
It's me who will be your friend
I'll give you shelter, if you want
When your first womanly rays appear
Life will unfold in a fierce carousel
And you will tear my paper
What is written in me
Will be kept with me, if it pleases you
Life always moves forward, what can be done
I only ask you one favor, if you can:
Don't forget me in some corner
