“Mensagem de Amor” by Léo Jaime (1986)
In honor of Léo Jaime’s 64th birthday, a translation of the very 1980s (so much saxophone!) song “Mensagem de Amor” from his album “Vida Difícil” (“Difficult Life”).
“Message of Love”
The books on the shelf
Are no longer as important
For how much I’ve read, for how little I know
I have nothing left
Except the desire to meet you
I no longer know the reason
Even if it’s just to be next to you
Just to read on your face
A message of love
At night I lie down
Then I hear the message in the air
Drums rolling
I no longer have anything to give you
Except the desire to meet you
I no longer know the reason
Even if it’s just to be next to you
Just to read on your face
A message of love
In the starry sky I lose myself
With my feet on the ground
Wandering among the stars
Nothing moves me or makes me stop
Except the desire to meet you
I no longer know the reason
Even if it’s just to be next to you
Just to read on your face
A message of love