24.5.11

W. B. Yeats (Uma canção da bebida)






A DRINKING SONG




Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.


W. B. Yeats





Entra pela boca o vinho,
o amor é pelos olhos,
eis tudo o que sabemos realmente
antes de envelhecer e morrer.
Levo o copo à boca,
olho para ti, e suspiro.


(Trad. A.M.)

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