Poema da Lesma Lyrics Translation in English

se no tranco do vento a lesma treme,

if in the gust of wind the snail trembles,

o que sou de parede a mesma prega;

what I am made of wall, the same fold;

se no fundo da concha a lesma freme,

if in the depth of the shell the snail shivers,

aos refolhos da carne ela se agrega;

to the folds of the flesh it clings;

se nas abas da noite a lesma treva,

if in the wings of the night the snail darkens,

no que em mim jaz de escuro ela se trava;

in what lies dark in me, it locks itself;

se no meio da náusea a lesma gosma,

if in the midst of nausea the snail secretes,

no que sofro de musgo a cuja lasma;

in what I suffer from moss, with its slime;

se no vinco da folha a lesma escuma,

if in the fold of the leaf the snail froths,

nas calçadas do poema a vaca empluma!

on the sidewalks of the poem, the cow plumes!