The Beloved Voice

The beloved voice
Comes from behind the mountain
Ethereal bridge
Across the ocean sea.
Dawning star
Rises on the horizon
Too near and far,
Your singing in me.
Love, my love,
Where do you hide?
That you do not hide,
And yet I cannot find you.
My voice
Will never meet you, perhaps.
We're all alone,
In no place and no time.

(English Version by Sonia Pinto of the poem and song "A Voz Amada", by Caetano Veloso, from the movie "O Quatrilho")

(2001)