As mentiras de pernas curtas

As
pernas
das
grandes
mentiras
não
são
sempre
tão
curtas

Mais
curtas
são
mesmo
as
vidas
dos
que
nelas
creram


Erich Fried

Recordações da Casa Amarela, João César Monteiro, 1989

Einbürgerung

Mãos brancas
cabelos ruivos
olhos azuis

Pedras brancas
sangue ruivo
lábios azuis

Ossos brancos
areia ruiva
céu azul

Erich Fried

Was es ist

it is madness
says reason
it is what it is
says love

it is unhappiness
says caution
it is nothing but pain
says fear
it has no future
says insight
it is what it is
says love

it is ridiculous
says pride
it is foolish
says caution
it is impossible
says experience
it is what it is
says love

Erich Fried (1921 - 1988)