As Penas [English translation]

How they differ from mine

The feathers of fledglings

So light they carry the air

Mine weigh me down so much

That sometimes, not even the mourning

Alleviates their weight (grief)

The birds have feathers

That the beautiful mild afternoons

Lift them in these hills

From hill to hill,

Or the extensive meadow

To discover horizons

They are very happy the birds

How light and soft they are,

The feathers that God gave them!

Mine weight me down so much

Ah, if only you knew how much,

God knows and I know it!