Há palavras que nos beijam [English translation]

There are words that kiss us

as if they have a mouth

words of love, of hope

of immense love, of crazy hope.

Naked words that you kiss

when the night loses its face

words that deny themselves

to the walls of your sorrow

Suddenly colourful

between colourless words

expected, unexpected

as poetry or love

The name of the loved one

reveled letter by letter

in inattentive marble

on abandoned paper

Words that carries us

(to) where the night is stronger

To the silence of lovers

embraced against death.