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by Domingos Magarinos (1874 - ?)

Canção do rio
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
O rio canta sereno,
dentro do bosque sombrio!
Que melodia! Que treno!
Vai murmurando esse rio!

Leva no espelho das águas,
toda a verdura dos ramos;
e a mais saudosa das mágoas
nessa canção que escutamos!
(nessa canção que escutamos!)
Ah! Ah!

Sai da penumbra da mata
para o esplendor da campina;
parece ao sol, que é de prata,
mas canta a mesma surdina!

Reflete a imensa turquesa
do céu que brilha e deslumbra,
mas guarda a vaga tristeza
dessa virente penumbra!
(dessa virente penumbra!)
Ah! Ah!

Como é saudoso e plangente
esse murmúrio do rio;
leva na sua corrente
a alma do bosque sombrio!

Parece ao sol que é de prata,
reflete o largo horizonte,
mas a saudade retrata
a nostalgia da fonte!
(a nostalgia da fonte!)
Ah! Ah!

Text Authorship:

  • by Domingos Magarinos (1874 - ?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920), "Canção do rio", 1917. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-18
Line count: 30
Word count: 130

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