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by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888 - 1935)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Pobre velha música!

Language: Portuguese (Português)

Our translations: ENG

Pobre velha música!
Não sei por que agrado,
Enche-se de lágrimas
Meu olhar parado.

Recordo outro ouvir-te,
Não sei se te ouvi
Nessa minha infância
Que me lembra em ti.

Com que ânsia tão raiva
Quero aquele outrora!
E eu era feliz? Não sei:
Fui-o outrora agora.

Text Authorship:

by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888 - 1935), "Pobre velha música!", appears in Cancioneiro [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernesto Frederico (Sobrinho) Hartmann (b. 1970), "Pobre velha música!", 2007. [voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Poor old music!", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 47

Poor old music!

Language: English after the Portuguese (Português)

Poor old music!
I know not why I am pleased
to have my halted gaze
fill itself with tears.

I remember another time I heard you.
I don't know if I heard you
during my childhood
which reminds me of you.

With what raging yearning
I want that long-ago!
And was I happy? I know not:
I was once happy now.

Text Authorship:

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a text in Portuguese (Português) by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888 - 1935), "Pobre velha música!", appears in Cancioneiro
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 61