I saw the moon dripping endlessly,
its cathedral light
and an old ship crossing the sea from South America to Europe
over a salt-filled mirror
Aeroplanes cut the cellophane
of a tropical sky
opening trails to carry
to the exile or back
those who couldn't stand it anymore
Traces on the sea,
blood in our home
Why do we have to go so far away to be here,
to be here?
We stayed because of faith,
we left because of love
We won something and something left
Some children are now parents
and some traces are now skin
Traces on the sea,
blood in our home
Why do we have to go so far away to be here,
to be here?