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Quadras

Song Cycle by Elvira de Freitas (1928 - 2015)

Publisher: AvA Musical Editions (external link)

1.   [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
O que é gostar?... é gostar
Viver por quem nos atraia
Sabem as ondas do mar
Porque vão morrer à praia?

Text Authorship:

  • by Silva Tavares (1893 - 1964), appears in O Livro do Nosso Amor, first published 1930

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2.   [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
As nossas vidas singelas,
que lembram trigo sem joio,
já nasceram parallelas
como as linhas do comboio !

Text Authorship:

  • by Silva Tavares (1893 - 1964), appears in O Livro do Nosso Amor

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3.

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Amor, amarga amargura
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Text Authorship:

  • by Silva Tavares (1893 - 1964), appears in O Livro do Nosso Amor

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4.

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
É cantando que se diz
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Text Authorship:

  • by Silva Tavares (1893 - 1964)

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Total word count: 38
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