O Ouro e a Madeira [English translation]

I don't want to be the sea

The spring is enough

Much less the rose

Only the thorn

I don't want to be the path

But the shortcut

Much less the rain

Only the dew

I don't want to be the day

Only the dawn

Much less the field

The grain is enough

I don't want to be life

But the moment

Much less the concert

Only the song

Gold sinks in the ocean

Wood floats above

Oysters are born in the mud

And beget fine pearls