NO MEIO DO CAMINHOIN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

Um poema deA poem by CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE

No meio do caminho tinha uma pedra

In the middle of the road was a stone

tinha uma pedra no meio do caminho

was a stone in the middle of the road

tinha uma pedra

was a stone

no meio do caminho tinha uma pedra.

in the middle of the road was a stone.

Nunca me esquecerei desse acontecimento

I shall never forget that event

na vida de minhas retinas tão fatigadas.

in the life of my so tired eyes.

Nunca me esquecerei que no meio do caminho

I shall never forget that in the middle of the road

tinha uma pedra

was a stone

tinha uma pedra no meio do caminho

was a stone in the middle of the road

no meio do caminho tinha uma pedra.

in the middle of the road was a stone.

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Pinturas PaintingsRENÉ MAGRITTE

Música MusicJ. S. BACH

Prelude in C Major (Excerpt)Harpsichord

MARGA SCHEURICH-HENSCHEL

Tradução Translation JOHN NIST

Carlos Drummond de Andrade1902-1987