Estrela da Tarde

It was the longest afternoon of all the afternoons
That ever happened to me
I was waiting for you, but you didn’t come
You were late and I was fading
It was late, so late, that my lips
Were dying for your kiss, waiting

When you appeared at the edge of night
In that late afternoon rose
When we looked at each other, we lingered on the kiss
That our lips craved
And in the afternoon we stayed, burning in the light
That was dying
In both of us that afternoon when so much
You delayed, the sun was rising
It was too late for another night
For another day

My love, my love
My afternoon star
May the moonlight greet you and my body keep you safe
My love, my love
I’m not sure
If you’re my joy or if you’re my sorrow
My love, my love
I’m not sure

It was the most beautiful night of all the nights
That ever happened to me
From the silent nights that filled
With scents and kisses
It was the night when our two
Tired bodies didn’t fall asleep
And from the most beautiful road of the night, they made a fire party

There were nights and nights that happened in just one night
To us
It was the night of all the nights
That came before us
It was the brightest night of those
Who gave themselves to love at night
And in the arms of the night, loving so much
They lived and died

My love, my love
My afternoon star
May the moonlight greet you and my body keep you safe
My love, my love
I’m not sure
If you’re my joy or if you’re my sorrow
My love, my love
I’m not sure

I don’t know, my love, if what I say
Is tenderness, if it’s laughter, if it’s weeping
It’s for you that I fall asleep and wake up
And awake I remember in the corner
That afternoon when you came late
From a sad and deep corner
That night when you were born early, stripped
Of pain and fear
My love, it’s never too late or too early
For those who care so much!