Escuta, eu não quero contar-te o meu desejo Quero apenas contar-te a minha ternura; Ah se em troca de tanta felicidade que me dás; Eu te pudesse repor; - Eu te soubesse repor -; No coração despedaçado; As mais puras alegrias de tua infância!
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View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "O impossível carinho" [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 Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907 - 1993), "O impossível carinho", 1930, published 1947, São Paulo: Ricordi Brasileira [sung text checked 1 time]
- by José de Lima Siqueira (1907 - 1985), "O impossível carinho", 1948 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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