Rio de Janeiro (translation below)

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Rio de Janeiro, cidade

Que deslumbra-me

No infinito de tuas praias,

No encanto da batucada,

Na beleza de tuas filhas.

Antes eterno solteiro

Do que largar-te,

Luz dos meus olhos,

Vida da minha alma,

Batida do meu coracao.

Antes qualquer desprazer

Do que viver o que mais temo:

Ver-te escapar do meu horizonte,

Falta-me o ar so em imaginar.

Chamo Deus em testemunho

Da doce promesa que grita

Cada fibra do meu corpo carioca:

A ti voltarei, como um filho

Volta vitorioso a sua mae.

TRANSLATION: Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, city

That leaves me speechless

In the infinite of your beaches,

In the charm of your rhythm,

In the beauty of your daughters.

I'd rather be single forever

Than leaving you,

Light of my eyes,

Life of my soul,

Beat of my heart.

I'd rather face any displeasure

Than living what I fear the most:

Seeing you escape from my horizon,

I stay breathless just imagining it.

I call God as a witness

Of the sweet promise shouted

By every fibre of my carioca body:

To you I will return, as a son

Gloriously returns to his mother.

Author's Note

Wrote it in the airplane when I was leaving my beloved hometown Rio.

Reviews

[Emrick]

You are great in describing things. That's an important feature of a poet.

[Coyote Poetry]

Beautiful description for the old city. Home is the place we feel the most comfort and safe. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[TL Boehm]

another beautiful poem. So good to see you posting again.

[MandaBear]

Sounds like you really like that place =) Great poem as always.

[Leslie Philibert]

A tremendous poem that superbly captures the magic of your home country, this is Stan Getz and the girl from Ipanema pure...

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A classic piece that relates perfectly well done