HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
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Amo-te quanto em largo, alto e profundo
Minh’alma alcança quando, transportada,
Sente, alongando os olhos deste mundo,
Os fins do Ser, a Graça entressonhada.
.
Amo-te em cada dia, hora e segundo:
À luz do sol, na noite sossegada.
E é tão pura a paixão de que me inundo
Quanto o pudor dos que não pedem nada.
.
Amo-te com o doer da velhas penas;
Com sorrisos, com lágrimas de prece,
E a fé da minha infância, ingênua e forte.
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Amo-te até nas coisas mais pequenas.
Por toda a vida. E, assim Deus o quisesse,
Ainda mais te amarei depois da morte.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Tradução de Manuel Bandeira
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