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A Última Palavra

Jane Siberry

Last Word

In the beginning there was the word.
And the word was sent through
a thousand different telephone lines
and became garbled and distorted.

And so began the long process of sorting out
the wheat from the chaff
the milk from the whey
the truth from the lies
the night from the day.

Xylem and Phloem.
Flotsam and Jetsam.
David and Goliath.
Donner and Blitzen.

In the end there was still the word
Was it still the same word?

A Última Palavra

No começo havia a palavra.
E a palavra foi enviada por
mil linhas telefônicas diferentes
e ficou confusa e distorcida.

E assim começou o longo processo de separar
o joio do trigo
o leite do soro
a verdade da mentira
a noite do dia.

Xilema e Floema.
Detritos e Restos.
Davi e Golias.
Donner e Blitzen.

No final ainda havia a palavra
Era ainda a mesma palavra?

Composição: Jane Siberry