Canção de Orfeu
To be sung against the song 'Manaha de Carnaval' from the Marcel Camus film, 'Orfeu Negro.'
I sing a song about you
And pray that you'll always be true
And when you are here
I think everything's clear
And I'm full of despair
For I'm a lonely person
And you're the best that's ever happened
This lowly life
Is full of a strife
That comes from self-awareness
And I know that you say
That you won't go away
But I fear that one day
You will leave me.
And it's what I expect
As a fatalist wrecked
On the isle of fret
In a sea of tears
I sing a song about you
And know that our love is past due
For like all good things
Your arms are made of wings
And soon I'll be alone
I'd never call a sooth-sayer
I know that our love too rare
But at the same time
I know you'll never be mine
For good. That makes me sad.
And I know that you say
That you won't go away
And I wish I could say
I believed you.
But I know that in time
That the fickle divines
Will wrest my muse fine
From my song.
I sing a song about you
And strain to hear you approve.
I play on the lyre
And throw ash in the fire
Of our love. To fill my expectations.
The gods will soon interfere
In the lives of lovers so dear
And whisk you away
From me. That is the day
I'll sing this memory.
And I know that you say
That you won't go away
While I see your eyes say
You'll betray me.
What can Orpheus do
If his lover's not true?
He only can woo
With his harp.
I sing a song about you
And pale at the thought of starting anew
For when one has loved
As deep as the turtledove
Where can I salvage my heart?
The cards are piled against us
And we never established much trust
I will do my best
To seize you from the breast
Of Hades. If you'd so like.
And I know that you say
That you won't go away
But when I see you don't stay
I can't believe you.
There is not much to say
To a lover's who's taken
Her leave of this place
To join my heart in the land of the dead!