Portuguese–English parallel text

Página 47

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Eu trabalho há dois anos em uma pequena livraria em Hamburgo. Ela se chama “Seitenweise” e vende livros antigos. O dono é o senhor Berger. Ele tem 78 anos, usa sempre uma jaqueta verde e bebe exatamente três xícaras de chá todos os dias.

I’ve been working in a small bookshop in Hamburg for two years. It’s called “Seitenweise” and sells old books. The owner is Mr Berger. He’s 78, always wears a green jacket, and drinks exactly three cups of tea every day.

Eu adoro este trabalho. É tranquilo, tem cheiro de papel e, às vezes, você encontra algo nos livros antigos: um cartão-postal, uma passagem, uma flor seca.

I love this job. It’s quiet, it smells of paper, and sometimes you find something in the old books: a postcard, a ticket, a dried flower.

Mas na terça-feira eu encontrei algo diferente.

But on Tuesday I found something else.

Eu coloquei um romance antigo de volta na estante. Um pequeno bilhete caiu de lá. Eu o peguei. A letra era bonita, com tinta azul:

I was putting an old novel back on the shelf. A small note fell out. I picked it up. The handwriting was beautiful, in blue ink:

“Para a mulher com o cachecol vermelho: página 47, terceira frase.”

“For the woman with the red scarf: page 47, third sentence.”

Eu olhei para o meu cachecol. Ele é vermelho. Meu coração bateu mais rápido.

I looked at my scarf. It’s red. My heart beat faster.

Eu abri a página 47 e li a terceira frase: “Às vezes, a resposta já está lá há muito tempo, mas ninguém fez a pergunta certa.”

I opened the book at page 47 and read the third sentence: “Sometimes the answer has been there for a long time, but nobody has asked the right question.”

“Senhor Berger!”, eu chamei. “Quem estava com este livro na mão ontem?”

“Mr Berger!” I called. “Who had this book in their hands yesterday?”

Ele deu de ombros. “Muitas pessoas, Lena. Está chovendo. Com chuva, todos vêm à loja.”

He shrugged. “Lots of people, Lena. It’s raining. When it rains, everyone comes into the shop.”

Eu coloquei o bilhete na minha bolsa. Passei o dia todo pensando nele.

I put the note in my pocket. I thought about it all day.

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