Eu a observei das margens do rio I've watched her from the river banks Eu a conheci quando ela dançava com sonhos I knew her when she danced with dreams Pombas brancas lá estavam para enfeitar seu cabelo White doves were there to dress her hair E Madelaine também And so was Madelaine
De noite, os rostos das pessoas dançavam At night the people's faces danced Como pérolas colidindo no seio Like pearls colliding on the breast De Gorda Marie, cuja risada de trovão Of Fat Marie whose thunder laugh Estava a um fio de um choro Was just a thread from crying
Seus marinhos sujaram suas pedras Her sailors stained her cobblestones Com vinho e urina e desejo mortífero With wine and piss and death desire E algumas vezes, sangue por Madelaine And sometimes blood for Madelaine Cuja risada era a noite Whose laughter was the night
Suas garotas levantariam seus vestidos pro alto Her girls would lift their dresses high E respirar as estrelas e beijar os céus And breathe the stars and kiss the sky Ela os sufocaria com sussurros então She'd smother them with whispers then Os abraçava com suspiros Embrace them with her sighs
Antes da garrafa embotar meus olhos Before the bottle dulled my eyes E me fazer não aguentar mais And made me so I couldn't stand Eu exagerava e bancava o palhaço I'd overact and play the clown Quando Madelaine chorava When Madelaine would cry
E agora eu observo das margens dos rios And now I watch from riverbanks Eu observo tecendo suas memórias I watch it weave it's memories Pombas brancas se tornam cinzas e voam para longe White doves turned gray and flew away Assim como Madelaine And so did Madelaine