my portuguese poetry (translated)

Here I am, once again, this time I am sharing my favorite poem I ever wrote, you have the portuguese and english version (translated by me) below, I wrote this piece after a very special day of walking around Lisbon, my hometown in Portugal. I love this poem, I have shared it with my literature teacher at the time, so I have a special confidence on this one. If you have not read my previous poem, go and check my profile, it is a poem related to womenhood, which fits WorldPulse perfectly.

(Be aware that the english version has no rhymes, and does not sound great, translation often makes the magic of words dissapear.)

 

Lisboa,

sempre foste assim tão bonita?

ou será que te via invertida?

mudaste muito desde agosto.

 

porém,

é pouco provável uma cidade mudar,

será que a minha visão clareou?

consigo ver barcos flutuar 

sob a ponte que ainda não afundou

 

por outro lado, eu deixei de levitar,

aterrar não foi fácil,

os pés tocaram na calçada,

os pensamentos caíram de forma desengonçada 

 

é fevereiro,

Lisboa, apesar de mais fria

graças ao sentimento que nela carrega

está mais bela.

 

Lisboa, não sei

aceita o elogio,

prometo não te enganar 

por mais distorcido que seja o meu olhar

 

Lisboa,

comecei a chorar

quando para ti olhei

do alto de um miradouro,

e em ti vi tudo.

 

ENGLISH VERSION

 

Lisbon,

were you always this beautiful?

perhaps I saw you twisted,

you have changed since August.

 

However,

a city is unlikely to change,

did my vision cleread up?

I can see boats floating

under the bridge that has 

not yet sunk

 

On the other hand,

I stopped levitating,

landing was not easy,

my feet touched the pavement,

thoughts came down awkwardly.

 

It´s February

Lisbon,

despite being colder,

thanks to the feeling it carries

it is more beautiful.

 

Lisbon,

I don't know

accept my compliment,

I promise not to deceive you

ignore how distorted my view is.

 

Lisbon,

I started crying

when I looked at you

from a viewpoint,

and in you, I saw it all.