Contra a maré [English translation]

I row against the tide by day,

So much so that I risk to hurt my feet,

It could be a way to avoid the daylight

To wander at night in the moonlight, it could well be.

At night, through the shadows

The rivers, the waves run away

I am like a fish, but a blade

Of moonlight flickers

To prevent you from hiding.

I love to rise at dawn in my own good time

But I need a sunshade for my soul

My songs cannot be made by day,

Brightness works as an intruder, did you know?

At night lights dance

Above the star, come see them.

I am like a cunning shadow,

turning itself into a ballerina,

That dances with them.