Sonnet of total love , by Vinícius de Moraes

Researching the books of the little poet, as Vinícius de Moraes became known, is to come across a wealth of love poems. Passionate about life and women, Vinícius married nine times and wrote a series of passionate verses. His best-known poem is perhaps the Sonnet of Fidelity .

The Sonnet of Total Love was chosen because it has a unique delicacy and accurately illustrates the various facets of a loving relationship.

Sonnet of total love

I love you so much, my love…
The human heart cannot sing more truly…
I love you as a friend and as a lover
In an ever-diverse reality

I love you with a kindred, calm and helpful love,
And I love you beyond, present in longing.
I love you, finally, with great freedom
Within eternity and at every moment.

I love you like an animal, simply,
With a love without mystery and without virtue
With a massive and permanent desire.

And from loving you so much and so often,
It is that one day in your body I will suddenly
die from loving more than I could.