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As tuas mãos nas minhas mãos, os meus olhos nos teus olhos; assim começou o nosso amor. Era por um luar de maio; as flores se abriam em perfume. Falava por mim o silêncio e o ramalhete que fazias ficava por acabar. Como é puro este nosso amor. Prendem-se-me os olhos no teu véu cor de ouro. Enternece-me como um elogio o ramo de jasmins que tu me deste. E nos buscamos e nos fugimos, doces lutas simuladas, risos... timidez... Como é puro este nosso amor.
Text Authorship:
- by Plácido Barbosa [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 16, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
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), "Candura", 1908 [ voice and piano ], E. Bevilacqua & C. [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950) , no title, appears in Der Gärtner, no. 16 ; composed by Hermann Reiter.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , excerpt [an adaptation] ; composed by Erkki Gustaf Melartin.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pureté", written 1911, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-18
Line count: 17
Word count: 86
Tes mains dans mes mains, Mes yeux dans tes yeux ; Ainsi a commencé notre amour. C'était par une lune de mai ; Les fleurs étaient ouvertes en parfum. Le silence a parlé pour moi Et le bouquet que tu faisais Est resté inachevé. Comme notre amour est pur. Mes yeux sont fixés Sur ton voile couleur d'or. Comme un éloge m'attendrit Le rameau de jasmin que tu m'as donné. Nous nous cherchons, nous nous fuyons, De douces luttes sont simulées, Des rires... de la timidité... Comme notre amour est pur.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Portuguese (Português) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Portuguese (Português) by Plácido Barbosa [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 16, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-11-29
Line count: 17
Word count: 89