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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Canto de Esperança
 (Sung text for setting by F. Lopes-Graça)
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Language: Portuguese (Português)  after the Spanish (Español) 
Dentro de mim e de ti
Algo de novo estremece,
A vida abre-se e ri
Na hora que se entretece.
Vultos parados e sós,
Mudez da alma sozinha,
Tomai o corpo e a voz
Da vida que se adivinha.

Canta mais alto, avança e canta,
Lança-te à marcha, não te afastes.
Mistura a tua voz à voz que se levanta
Das chaminés e dos guindastes.

Rasgam-se os céus e a terra,
A esperança cai e refaz-se.
É o grito duma outra guerra:
Canto do homem que nasce.

Tomam forma consistente
As ilusões encobertas.
Caminha, caminha em frente
Para as novas descobertas.

Canta mais alto, avança e canta,
Etc.

Molda em teus dedos leais
Um destino à tua imagem.
Ao ódio dos vendavais
Ergue uma viva barragem.

Da alma do tempo imundo
Arranca a felicidade.
Homens humanos do mundo!
Homens de boa vontade!

Canta mais alto, avança e canta,
Etc.

Composition:

    Set to music by Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906 - 1994), "Canto de Esperança" [ chorus and piano ], from Canções Heróicas

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in Spanish (Español) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-03
Line count: 32
Word count: 149

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