The Empty Boat

(adap. e arr. Caetano Veloso)

From the stern to the bow

Oh my boat is empty

Yes, my heart is empty

From the hole to the how

From the rudder to the sail

Oh my boat is empty

Yes, my hand is empty

From the wrist to the nail

From the ocean to the bay

Oh the sand is clean

Oh my mind is clean

From the night to the day

From the stern to the bow

Oh my boat is empty

Oh my head is empty

From the nape to the brow

From the east to the west

Oh the stream is long

Yes my dream is wrong

From the birth to the death