sábado, outubro 20, 2012

Versos do Dia: She Was (Camille)



"When she was home
She was a swan
When she was out she was a tiger
And a tiger in the wild is not tied to anyone

When she was lost
She was a toad
The day i found her on the road
I gave her water and a rose
And as she stretched
The sun rose

Go
Go
Go away

When she was young
She was a cow
And all day long
She milked the stars
She taught me
Women to survive
Must be unfaithful to their child
Of all the wonders of the world
She was a lady with a bird
She must have had so many lives
Was it the first?
Was it the last?

Go
Go
Go away

When she was ill
She was a whale
She was so patient she would wait
Until i sang her by the lane
The sweetest tunes to ease her pain

When she was old
She was an owl
I saw her swaying in the sky
And when she died inside my arms
I realised she was a cat

Go
Go
Go away

Sometimes i wonder
If my child
Will have her eyes

To see through me
And when i die
And i am born again
What will i be
A cat?
A stone?
A tree?"


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Normalmente eu edito a letra da canção escolhida, realçando apenas um trecho que me parece mais importante ou mais interessante, que marque melhor os motivos da escolha. Neste caso, é impossível. Letra integral para mais essa pérola de Camille. 

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