Trocando em miúdos – Translation

This is a translation we worked on with Francesca for a while:

 Trocando Em Miúdos
Chico Buarque

I’ll leave you the miraculous ribbon of Bonfim
It was no help to me
But I will keep Pixinguinha’s record, OK?
The rest is yours
Just to clarify, you can keep
The remains of all they call a home
The shadows of everything we once were
The marks of love on our sheets
Our best memories
That hope that everything would work out
You can forget
That wedding ring, you can pawn
Or melt down
But I have to say that I won’t give you
The great pleasure of seeing me cry
Nor will I charge you for your wreckage
My chest, so lacerated

Furthermore
Do accept the help of your future love
With the rent
Give me back the Neruda that you took from me
And never read
I slam the gate without making a show of it
I take my identity card with me
A farewell drink, a deep yearning
And the slight impression that I’m already late