REDEMPTION I Please just let me reborn I always wanted to be released I need my broken soul to be restored I’m down on my worn out knees To gracefully wear the crown of thorns Give me one single opportunity To recover all the gifts I abhorred Let me glimpse the blaze of felicity There’s no time left to deplore I crave for these gardens of purity The ones I mustn’t ever attempt to rob Bestow me unlimited immunity And I shall not falter anymore Grant me one more valid chance To finally wipe out my quiet sobs I’ve been to the kingdom of anguish I’m sure this time around I’ll not get lost Once you offer me your infinite trust and patience And simply leave all useless uncertainties to rot I’ll not beg for your compassion or lenience I shall never wound your noble and kind heart I’ll endeavor to sow any requested penitence I’m anxious yet perfectly able to make a new start As for my possible wrongs, I’ll take the consequences I p...
Cântico VI Canticle VI Tu tens um medo: You have one single fear: Acabar. To perish. Não vês que acaba todo o dia. You do not realize you’re fading everyday. Que morres no amor. That you’re expiring in love. Na tristeza. In sadness. Na dúvida. In doubt. No desejo. In longing. Que te renovas todo o dia. That you reinvent yourself every day. No amor. In Love. Na tristeza. In sorrow. Na dúvida. In uncertainness. No desejo. In wishfulness. Que és sempre outro. That you’re always another . Que és sempre o mesmo. That you’re always the same. Que morrerás por idades imensas. That you’ll die by great lifetimes . Até não teres medo de morrer. Till you’re not afraid of dying. E então serás eterno. And thus you shall be eternal. POEM BY Cecília Meireles TRANSLATION BY TheHeartless I had to post this, it's still better than throwing it away. Meireles is awesome, her poems have soul, so I couldn't avoid translating her stuf...
TO MY MOTHER I know I’m probably too late, Always late to be honest Usually late to see the truth before my face Because I was the youngest I never cared about the cruel things I said But you were there to correct the mess I made And never failed to give it to me straight. Mother, you should see the great man you raised All the quiet sensibleness I learned to embrace Mother, you should see the big dreams I chased All the fortune and lucky strikes I was given by fate Mother, you should see the good causes I graced All that fiery anger I can now let rest for a space Mother, you should’ve drunk the finest wines I taste And approved a few of the world’s horrible stains I erased. I’m very sorry… I often ignored the pain you felt inside, I was rarely aware of your sacrifice, And seldom noticed how hard you tried to unconditionally forgive, and remain by my side. You knew the best way to guide or punish You knew how to send away my doleful anguish You taught me how to bo...
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