Ontem À Tarde

Ontem a tarde numa casa

Yesterday afternoon in a house

De imenso jardim

With an immense garden

Entre moças e flores enfim

Among girls and flowers, finally

Mil assuntos conversamos

We talked about a thousand subjects

Os jasmins escutavam a conversa

The jasmines listened to the conversation

Entre os ramos

Among the branches

Um domingo florido passamos

We spent a flowery Sunday

Nossas vidas comparamos

We compared our lives

Às vidas das flores

To the lives of the flowers

Sobre amores conversamos

We talked about loves

Três horas seguidas

For three straight hours

Teu sorriso foi logo lembrado

Your smile was quickly remembered

Toda gente te elogiou

Everyone praised you

Eu fiquei calado nada respondi, emudeci

I remained silent, said nothing, became mute

E minh’alma chorou

And my soul cried