Disse-te adeus

 

Translation:

I said goodbye to you, I don’t remember
What day in September it was
Only that it was dawn
The street was empty
And even the moon, not wanting to intrude,
Pretended that it saw nothing

We smiled at farewell
Like people who know that life
Is just another name that death goes by
We never met again
Nor did we ask anyone
About each other

What memory or yearning
Will tell the whole truth
That we couldn’t handle then?
Whether by nostalgia or by memory
I can only tell the story
Of how much I miss you

 

Original:

Disse-te adeus não me lembro
Em que dia de Setembro
Só sei que era madrugada;
A rua estava deserta
E até a lua discreta
Fingiu que não deu por nada

Sorrimos à despedida
Como quem sabe que a vida
É nome que a morte tem
Nunca mais nos encontrámos
E nunca mais perguntámos
Um p’lo outro a ninguém

Que memória ou que saudade
Contará toda a verdade
Do que não fomos capazes
Por saudade ou por memória
Eu só sei contar a história
Da falta que tu me fazes

lyrics and translation from: http://lyricstranslate.com

 

And then you walked away

With my heart between your lips

Bound to your caprice like

A balloon tied to your wrist

 

 

I‘d be lying if I said

that the dark sparks of your eyes

didn’t leap up in my heart

to burn my soul from time to time

 

I’d be lying if I said

that lightning didn’t dance

throughout my tired veins

when I recall your glance

 

I’d be lying if I said

that the coral of your lips

didn’t stir up my soul’s waves

and drown my shores in your bliss

 

I’d be lying if I ever tried

to talk about the truth

the best I have is this sad sigh:

I’m dying and I love you