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by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891)

Pallido Christo, ó conductor divino!
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Pallido Christo, ó conductor divino!
A custo agora a tua mão tão doce
Incerta nos conduz, como se fosse
Teu grande coração perdendo o tino…

A palavra sagrada do destino
Na bocca dos oraculos seccou-se;
E a luz da sarça-ardente dissipou-se
Ante os olhos do vago peregrino!

Ante os olhos dos homens — porque o mundo
Desprendido rolou das mãos de Deus,
Como uma cruz das mãos d'um moribundo!

Porque já se não lê Seu nome escrito
Entre os astros — e os astros, como atheus,
Já não querem mais lei que o infinito!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Antero de Quental, Odes Modernas: segunda edição, Livraria Internacional, 1875, page 32.


Text Authorship:

  • by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891), no title, appears in Odes Modernas, in A idéia, no. 2 [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 Luís de Freitas Branco (1890 - 1955), "Pallido Christo", 1937-1943 [ voice and piano ], from A Idéia, Ciclo Anteriano (1937-1943), no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-03-03
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