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by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908)

Livros e flores
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Teus olhos são meus livros.
Que livro há aí melhor,
Em que melhor se leia
A página do amor?

Flores me são teus lábios.
Onde há mais bela flor,
Em que melhor se beba
O bálsamo do amor?

Text Authorship:

  • by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908), "Livros e flores", appears in Falenas, first published 1870 [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 Hostílio de Almeida Soares (1898 - 1988), "Livros e flores" [ voice and piano ], from Álbum para canto e piano, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

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