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Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5

Song Cycle by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)

1. Aria (Cantilena)
 (Sung text)

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Tarde uma nuvem rósea lenta e transparente.
Sobre o espaço, sonhadora e bela!
Surge no infinito a lua docemente,
Enfeitando a tarde, qual meiga donzela
Que se apresta e a linda sonhadoramente,
Em anseios d'alma para ficar bela
Grita ao céu e a terra toda a Natureza!
Cala a passarada aos seus tristes queixumes
E reflete o mar toda a Sua riqueza...
Suave a luz da lua desperta agora
A cruel saudade que ri e chora!
Tarde uma nuvem rósea lenta e transparente
Sobre o espaço, sonhadora e bela!

Text Authorship:

  • by Ruth Valladares Corrêa

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Mirna Rubim) , "Aria (Cantilena)", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "Aria", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Air (Cantilène)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Aria (Cantilena)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Fausta Libardi) (Italo Mauro) , "Aria (Cantilena)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Aria", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Mirna Rubim

2. Dansa (Martelo)
 (Sung text)

Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Irerê, meu passarinho do sertão do Cariri,
Irerê, meu companheiro,
Cadê viola?
Cadê meu bem? 
Cadê Maria?
Ah! Ai triste sorte do violeiro cantadô, 
Ah! Sem a viola em que cantava o seu amô, 
Seu assobio é tua flauta de Irerê,
Que tua flauta do Sertão quando assobia, ah!
A gente sofre sem querê! Ah!
Teu canto chega lá do fundo do sertão, ah!
Como u'a brisa amolecendo o coração, ah!
Irerê, solta teu canto! 
Canta mais! 
Canta mais!Pra lembrá o Cariri!
Canta, Cambaxirra!  Canta Juriti!
Canta irerê! Canta, canta, sofrê...
Patativa! Bem-te-vi! Maria acorda que é dia!
Cantem todos vocês, passarinhos do sertão
Bem-te-vi... Êh! Sabiá!
Lá liá liá liá liá liá êh Sabiá da mata cantadô!
Liá liá liá liá...
Lá liá liá liá liá liá êh Sabiá da mata sofredô!
O vosso canto vem do fundo do sertão
Como uma brisa amolecendo o coração...

Irerê meu passarinho etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Mirna Rubim) , "Dance", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Researcher for this page: Mirna Rubim
Total word count: 240
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