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THE END

THE END
When I die tap in cans,
Break through jumping and bucking,
Do pop whips in the air,
Call clowns and acrobats!

My coffin must go on a donkey
Harnessed to the Andalusian...
Nothing is refused to a dead,
And I strongly wish to go by donkey!

///

FIM

Quando eu morrer batam em latas,
Rompam aos saltos e aos pinotes,
Façam estalar no ar chicotes,
Chamem palhaços e acrobatas!

Que o meu caixão vá sobre um burro
Ajaezado à andaluza...
A um morto nada se recusa,
E eu quero por força ir de burro!

by Mário de SÁ-CARNEIRO (1890-1916), in "OS ÚLTIMOS POEMAS DE MÁRIO DE SÁ-CARNEIRO", "POEMAS", Edição Círculo de Leitores, 1979

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2016)

(photo taken from Internet; edited by Armando TABORDA)

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 beverley
beverley
it is a beautiful picture .... and sad words ....

and so to end on a lighter note ;-)

have you heard this ?

there was a gentleman who passed away and was being
placed in the cart pulled by a horse ... in your case here it
would have to be a donkey it would seem ;-)

the cemetery was up on the top of the hill ... the road was
very winding and difficult for the horse as you can
imagine, sorry I mean the donkey ;-) and as he continued
round each bend the coffin slipped slightly ... until it
totally slipped off the cart and landed on the road
and slid all the way down to the bottom ....

it ended up as luck would have it ... stopping on the
door of the pharmacy ... with a thud ...!!!

the pharmacist dashed to open the door wondering
what could the noise be !!!

the coffin opened ... and inside the person said ....

"anything to stop a coffin / coughing ?
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club has replied
:) :) :)
8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, goandgo!
8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Lebojo!
8 years ago.

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