Visions - Caetano da Costa Alegre

I saw you pass, far from me, far away, 

Like a walking ebony statue; 

You went in mourning, sweet tutinegra, 

And your mournful and sad aspect 

Has seized my soul, black seductress; 

Then, captivated with an invisible snare, 

(your enchantment, which no one can resist)

It was you following in tiny steps

Until your graceful and beautiful figure 

Disappeared, far from me, far away, 

Like a walking ebony statue.

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Caetano da Costa Alegre (1864 – 1890) São Tomé and Príncipe

Translated by Google translate / Bruce Levitan

Source: Wikipedia

• tutinegra - blackbird