se tourner

Je me tournais vers toi et je te disais...
I looked over to you, and I said,
Je les avais tous reconnu et me tournais pour ouvrir la porte pour les recevoir, mais je pensais regarder encore.
I knew them well and turned to open the parlor door to receive them, but thought I would look again.
- Non je me tournais les pouces.
No, I was turning tricks.
Peu importe vers quoi je me tournais, la douleur que je ressentais au fond de moi ne s’estompait jamais.
No matter what I tried this pain inside of me never seemed to subside.
Cependant, comme je me tournais lentement, j'ai vu qu'il y avait des ténèbres et une petite lumière là où ça semblait être la fin.
However, as I turned slowly, there was darkness, and a small light at the apparent end.
J'essayai de trouver un endroit éloigné où je pouvais pleurer et prier sans rencontrer les regards inquisiteurs méchants, partout où je me tournais.
I tried to seek a retired spot where I might weep and pray without meeting eager, inquisitive eyes wherever I turned.
Je me tournais aussi, vers le point qui commandait leur regard, et je pourrais voir le soleil, comme un disque très clair, avec son bord aigu, qui luisait sans blessant la vue.
I turned around, too, toward the point commanding their gaze and I could see the sun, like a very clear disc, with its sharp edge, which gleamed without hurting the sight.
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