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by Mihail Eminescu (1850 - 1889)

Kamadeva
Language: Romanian (Română) 
Cu durerile iubirii
Voind sufletu-mi să-l vindec,
L-am chemat în somn pe Kama —
Kamadeva, zeul indic.

El veni, copilul mîndru,
Călărind pe-un papagal,
Avînd zîmbetul fățarnic
Pe-a lui buze de coral.

Aripi are, iar în tolbă-i
El păstrează, cu săgeți,
Numai flori înveninate
De la Gangele măreț.

Puse-o floare-atunci-n arcu-i,
Mă lovi cu ea în piept,
Și de-atunci în orice noapte
Plîng pe patul meu deștept…

Cu săgeata-i otrăvită
A sosit ca să mă certe
Fiul cerului albastru
Ș-al iluziei deșerte.

Text Authorship:

  • by Mihail Eminescu (1850 - 1889), "Kamadeva" [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 Danielle Baas (b. 1958), "Kamadeva", op. 77 (2001) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 82

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