Poesia da Semana / Poetry of the Week: Quando eu Nasci ( When I was born) – Sebastião da Gama

QUANDO EU NASCI

Quando eu nasci,

Ficou tudo como estava.

Nem homens cortaram veias,

Nem o Sol escureceu,

Nem houve Estrelas a mais...

Somente,

Esquecida das dores,

A minha Mãe sorriu e agradeceu.

Quando eu nasci,

Não houve nada de novo

Senão eu.

As nuvens não se espantaram,

Não enlouqueceu ninguém...

P'ra que o dia fosse enorme,

Bastava

Toda a ternura que olhava

Nos olhos de minha Mãe...

Sebastião da Gama

WHEN I WAS BORN

When I was born

Everything was as it was.

Neither men cut veins,

Neither the sun was darkened,

Nor was there more Stars...

only,

Forgotten the pain,

My mother smiled and thanked.

When I was born

There was nothing new

But me.

The clouds are not dismayed,

No one has gone mad...

For that day was enormous,

It was enough

All the tenderness that looked

In the eyes of my Mother…

My Tradution of the poem of Sebastião da Gama

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