Canção da Alegria [English translation]

There's a bird that flies

Over the windows of the day;

It has escaped from my chest,

It has rested on your bed

And it has built a nest of joy!

Joy that has been born

From a rose that is almost pure...

My sleeping love

Tonight, opening

As it blooms, my tenderness!

[Chorus:]

I have such a thirst for life!

My whole life is awaiting me!

I am a growing rose

In the blueness of Springtime!

I have such a thirst for life,

To make love to you

As many times as I feel like doing so...

My lover, my love, and my friend!

There are words that return,

Like a kiss, to my mouth;

In order to own you,

In order to belong to you,

Nights will always be too brief...

[Chorus:]

I have such a thirst for life!

My whole life is awaiting me!

I am a growing rose

In the blueness of Springtime!

I have such a thirst for life,

To make love to you

As many times as I feel like doing so...

My lover, my love, and my friend!