Pedra filosofal [English translation]

They don’t know that the dream

is a constant in life

so concrete and defined

as anything else,

like this gray stone

where I sit and rest,

like this gentle stream

in calm leaps and bounds,

like these high pine trees

that wave in green and gold,

like these birds that scream

in blue drunkness.

They do not know that the dream

it is wine, foam, yeast,

it is an acidic and thirsty bug,

with a pointed snout,

which digs through everything

in a perpetual movement.

They don’t know that the dream

is canvas, color, brush,

base, shaft, capital,

arch in ogive, stained glass window,

cathedral pinnacle,

counterpoint, symphony,

Greek mask, magic,

which is an alchemist's retort,

distant world map,

windrose, Infant,

16th century caravel,

which is Cape of Good Hope,

gold, cinnamon, ivory,

swordsman rapier,

backstage, dance step,

Colombina and Harlequin,

catwalk flying,

lightning rod, locomotive,

boat with festive bow ,

blast furnace, generator,

atom split, radar,

ultrasound, television,

rocket landing

on the lunar surface.

They do not know neither dream they,

dreams rule the life,

And whenever a man dreams

the world jumps and moves forward

like a colored ball

between a child' s hands.