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I know a stone where I sit
by September shadow
and I will speak of sunflowers,
this almost sand flower
that side by side with the sun
from the weight of his loneliness does
the ardor
and glory of the summer great days.

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Sei de uma pedra onde me sentar
à sombra de setembro
e vou falar dos girassóis,
essa flor quase de areia
que ombro a ombro com o sol
faz do peso da sua solidão
o ardor
e a glória dos grandes dias de verão.

by Eugénio de ANDRADE (1923-2005), in "O PESO DA SOMBRA", in Assírio & Alvim (uma chancela Porto Editora), 2015

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2016)

(1st edition, 2016; 2nd edition, 2017)
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16 comments

beverley said:

a beautiful cheering sight in the grey winter gloom here ;-) thanks ;-)
8 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to beverley:

maybe sunflowers will blossom today over there :)
8 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
8 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

So nice, Armando !
7 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Ulrich John:

Thanks a lot, Ulrich!
7 years ago ( translate )

Eliana Verona said:

Belíssima foto para um maravilhos poema!!
Eu adoro os girassóis, eles sempre sabem para que lado se voltar. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Beijo, Armando!
7 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Eliana Verona:

Os girassóis são de uma fidelidade absoluta ao sol, amor de suas vidas!

Beijo, Eliana!
7 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Je te remercie le fave, Malik Raoulda!
7 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Salvatore!
15 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Demetrius!
15 years ago

Christel Ehretsmann said:

nice flower...a title I don't quite understand
15 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Christel Ehretsmann:

Thanks, Christel! It's an idiomatic expression that means, "sunlight doesn't shine too long".
15 years ago

guenievre said:

tres beau!
15 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to guenievre:

Merci à toi, Geneviève!
15 years ago ( translate )