A Canção de Lisboa

I see a thousand windows from the dock
Of my old Lisbon
I see Alfama from the alleys
The Castle, the Madragoa

And my eyes filled with tears
Leave my sorrow all over the city
My prayer of heartache
In this song of longing

When I leave
Pray for me
Lisbon
That I will feel
Lisbon
Endless pain
Lisbon
A brutal longing
That hurts my heart
And my voice sings out
Like a song
Lisbon

But if when I return
You see me cry
Forgive me
If I let sadness in
Just to laugh freely later

I’m sure
That when I see the streets
Just like I see them today
That royal look of yours by the Tagus
I will kiss you
Lisbon

I will kiss you tenderly
Your seven hills
And I will search
For myself in your corners

And you, Lisbon, will come
Here to the dock, like now
So I can tell you with a laugh
What my soul cries today

When I leave
Pray for me
Lisbon
That I will feel
Lisbon
Endless pain
Lisbon
A brutal longing
That hurts my heart
And my voice sings out
Like a song
Lisbon

But if when I return
You see me cry
Forgive me
If I let sadness in
Just to laugh freely later

I’m sure
That when I see the streets
Just like I see them today
That royal look of yours by the Tagus
I will kiss you
Lisbon