Breath of Life
Full of curiosity one day I asked Life:
"Life, who would I be if I wasn't who I am now?"
I'm sure it wouldn't be known as
Maria Lucia, Maria, Lucia or Lucinha...
Maybe it could have other names, like Laura, Rita or Carolina!
But with such different names,
I would never be called what they call me...
Sweet Maria, sweet Lucinha.
While waiting for Life's answer,
I was lost in thought.
Crazy thoughts but true,
Thoughts about my life.
Rebecca!!! Yes, I think that would be my name.
With that name I would be, who knows, the woman of dreams.
Rebecca the perfect woman,
Woman knowing all the secrets of life.
But being Rebecca? I asked Life again:
"Where would I be living now? Who knows in another world?"
Living in an empty world,
Living a lifeless life!
Without seeing the blossoming flowers and the green of the fields,
Without seeing the wind in autumn taking the leaves,
Without accompanying my children as they grew up...
Without having only one love in life.
Coming back to me from these crazy thoughts,
Frightened, I asked Life:
" Life life!
Let me get on with my own life.
I want to be Maria Lucia, Maria, Lucia, Lucinha...
I'm happy with the life you've chosen for Maria."
Regent's Park. London, November 1989
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTAI WISH I COULD LIVE INTENSELY
Breath of Life I wish I could live intensely, The time lost in the past, The lifeless past time, The time lost in life. I wish I could live intensely, Because time has not given me its time, Because I didn't feel the time in time, Simply... because I didn't have time....
SECRET
Breath of Life If my eyes rolled,The tears coming from my suffering heart,I know it would never endWith this immense longing I feel. If my eyes showed,The pain of longing that I feel,I would reveal to everyoneThe secret of my life. A secret that only belongs to me,...
I AM
Breath of Life I want your gigantic hands over my eyes, I want the sleep of peace, I want my rest... Makes me sleep. Don't let me sleep I feel uneasy, be carried away by thoughts Let me get away from you. I want to feel a deep sleep, Who will take me with winged wings...
LIFE
Breath of LifeLife... you that control people's lives,That take from people happiness, hopes and dreams...The life of my dreams...You can not take. You gave me my life.I loved you during all my childhood,And until today, I continue being your friendAnd still loving...
IN MEMORY OF PRINCESS DIANA
Breath of Life Happiness, why could not I find you?I have struggled all my life to find you, And until today...I do not know where you are. You have a beautiful name,Tender and caring,As if speaking of love and of giving happinessTo whomever you meet in...
HAPPINESS
Breath of Life Happiness, why could not I find you?I have struggled all my life to find you, And until today...I do not know where you are. You have a beautiful name,Tender and caring,As if speaking of love and of giving happinessTo whomever you meet in...