Não tive tempo de odiar;
A cova obstaria a mim.
Não foi tão ampla a vida, que eu
Da inimizade visse o fim.
De amar, tampouco tempo tive;
Se zelo deve haver enfim,
O miúdo ofício do amor
Julguei já enorme para mim.
Poema original
I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity.
Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me.
