Quasi sera [English translation]

Almost evening,

and you were with me—

we were sitting

alongside the sea.

Almost evening,

and there, on the sand,

there were still signs

of our love.

I remember

that you spoke to me—

I was watching

a passing sail—

it was white,

it was swollen with wind,

it was the last sail—

it was almost evening.

Almost evening,

and I don't remember anything else—

neither your voice

nor your name.

Almost evening

and then I never saw you again,

I never knew anything more

of you, of your life.

I remember

of us, above all,

the sail that suddenly

brushed by our love—

it was white,

and, after a moment,

I was searching for it

but there was nothing there but the wind.