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by Fernando Pessoa (1888 - 1935)

Lídia, ignoramos. Somos estrangeiros
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Lídia, ignoramos. Somos estrangeiros
Onde que quer que estejamos.
Lídia, ignoramos. Somos estrangeiros
Onde quer que moremos. Tudo é alheio
Nem fala língua nossa.
Façamos de nós mesmos o retiro
Onde esconder-nos, tímidos do insulto
Do tumulto do mundo.
Que quer o amor mais que não ser dos outros?
Como um segredo dito nos mistérios,
Seja sacro por nosso.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Fernando Pessoa (1888 - 1935), "Lídia, ignoramos. Somos estrangeiros", written 1932, first published 1946 [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 Barbara Mayer , "Somos Estrangeiros", 2009 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-07
Line count: 11
Word count: 59

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