ANTÓNIO DACOSTA - (I come from the sea)

I come from the sea
I come from the hills
Befriend my repose.

If I wish to be king
To have a boat and a dog
And be a friend of my friends

Be benign
If you love me.




António Dacosta, in A Cal dos Muros, Assírio & Alvim, 1994, p.27
Tradução: Rogério Sousa