Lyrics of Barco negro (From "Les amants du Tage") - Amália Rodrigues

Barco negro (From "Les amants du Tage") (original)

Eu sei, meu amor, que nem chegaste a partir
Pois tudo em meu redor me diz que estás sempre comigo
De manhã, que medo, que me achasses feia!
Acordei, tremendo, deitada na areia
Mas logo os teus olhos disseram que não
E o sol penetrou no meu coração
Vi depois, numa rocha, uma cruz
E o teu barco negro dançava na luz
Vi teu braço acenando, entre as velas já soltas
Dizem as velhas da praia que não voltas:
No vento que lança areia nos vidros;
Na água que canta, no fogo mortiço;
No calor do leito, nos bancos vazios;
Dentro do meu peito, estás sempre comigo

(translation)

I know, my love, that you didn't even leave
Because everything around me tells me that you are always with me
In the morning, how afraid, that you thought I was ugly!
I woke up, shaking, lying on the sand
But soon your eyes said no
And the sun penetrated my heart
Then I saw a cross on a rock
And your black boat danced in the light
I saw your arm waving, between the candles already loose
The old women on the beach say that you won't come back:
The wind that throws sand on the windows;
In the water that sings, in the dead fire;
In the heat of the bed, on empty benches;
Inside my chest, you are always with me