Palavra [English translation]

Words:

Crossed, they’re a game

Given, they’re kept

Broken, they’re betrayal

Of love and poetry

Those of the king are law

Those of the Lord, Amen

Badly written, they’re a typo

Well written, they’re art

Signed, they’re a promise

And yours are simply a tongue in my mouth

Words:

Of the living are wind

Of the deceased, heritage

Of honor, a guarantee

Sometimes a lament

Words of order are to be shouted

Shouted, they’re strength

Sometimes they’re weakness

Rhymed, they’re beauty

Highfalutin, they’re chatter

Heartfelt, they’re prayer

And yours are simply a tongue in my mouth

Words:

In favor, they’re an argument

Sung, they’re lyrics

Faltering, they’re a stutter

Cut short, they’re muteness

Quiet, hmmm! Suspicion

Romeo’s is Juliette

Quixote’s is madness

Buddha’s is wisdom

Fidel’s is persistence

Mine may be banal

But yours is simply a tongue in my mouth

• Artist:Mayra Andrade
• Album:Stória, Stória... (2009)