The Art Teacher

O Professor de Artes

The Art Teacher

Lá estava eu de uniforme
There I was in uniform
Olhando para o professor de artes
Looking at the art teacher
Eu era apenas uma garota então
I was just a girl then;
E nunca tinha amado até aquele momento
Never have I loved since then

Ele não era tão mais velho que eu
He was not that much older than I was
Ele tinha levado a nossa classe ao Museu Metropolitan
He had taken our class to the Metropolitan Museum
Ele perguntou quais eram nossas obras de arte preferidas
He asked us what our favorite work of art was,
Mas nunca pude lhe dizer que era ele mesmo
But never could I tell it was him
Ah, eu queria ter dito a ele
Oh, I wish I could tell him --
Ah, eu queria ter contando para ele
Oh, I wish I could have told him

Olhei os Reubens e Rembrandts
I looked at the Rubens and Rembrandts
Gostei de John Singer Sargents
I liked the John Singer Sargents
Ele me disse que gostava de Turner
He told me he liked Turner
E eu nunca havia olhado até então
Never have I turned since then
Não, eu nunca havia olhado para nenhum outro homem
No, never have I turned to any other man

Tendo tudo isso dito,
All this having been said,
Casei-me com um alto executivo
I married an executive company head
Tendo tudo isso feito, um Turner ? eu possuo um
All this having been done, a Turner - I own one
Aqui estou unifomizada nesta espécie de terninho
Here I am in this uniformish, pant-suit sort of thing,
Pensando no professor de artes
Thinking of the art teacher
Eu era apenas uma garota então
I was just a girl then;
E nunca havia amado até aquele momento
Never have I loved since then
Não, eu nunca havia amado nenhum outro homem
No, never have I loved any other man