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Adília Lopes
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God didn’t give mea boyfriend
he gave me
the white martyrdom
of doing without one
I’ve known some potential
boyfriends
they were swine
they were elephants
and me pearls
and crystal
You don’t want me
you never did
(why, for God’s sake?)
Life
is free
and the book
isn’t free
I cry
it rains
but that’s
Verlaine
Or:
such a beautiful
day
and I’m not
fornicating
© Translation: 2005, Richard Zenith
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Deus não me deuum namorado
deu-me
o martírio branco
de não o ter
Vi namorados
possíveis
foram bois
foram porcos
e eu palácios
e pérolas
Não me queres
nunca me quiseste
(porquê, meu Deus?)
A vida é livro
e o livro
não é livre
Choro
chove
mas isto é
Verlaine
Ou:
um dia tão bonito
e eu
não fornico
© 1997, Adília Lopes
From: Obra
Publisher: Mariposa Azual, Lisbon
From: Obra
Publisher: Mariposa Azual, Lisbon
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God didn’t give mea boyfriend
he gave me
the white martyrdom
of doing without one
I’ve known some potential
boyfriends
they were swine
they were elephants
and me pearls
and crystal
You don’t want me
you never did
(why, for God’s sake?)
Life
is free
and the book
isn’t free
I cry
it rains
but that’s
Verlaine
Or:
such a beautiful
day
and I’m not
fornicating
© 2005, Richard Zenith
From: Obra
From: Obra
Weather Report
God didn’t give mea boyfriend
he gave me
the white martyrdom
of doing without one
I’ve known some potential
boyfriends
they were swine
they were elephants
and me pearls
and crystal
You don’t want me
you never did
(why, for God’s sake?)
Life
is free
and the book
isn’t free
I cry
it rains
but that’s
Verlaine
Or:
such a beautiful
day
and I’m not
fornicating
© 2005, Richard Zenith
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