Se Omar chegasse esta manhã Como veria a tua face. Omar Khayyam, Tu, que és do vinho, E de romã, E, por orvalho e por espinho, Aço de espada de Aldelarã? Se Omar e visse esta manhã, Talvez sorvesse com meiguice Teu chiro de mel e maçã. Talvez em suas mãoos morenas Te tomasse, e dissesse apenas: "É curta a vida, minha irmã" Mas por onde anda a sombra antiga Do amargo astrônomo do Irã? Por isso, deixo esta cantiga - Tempo de mim, asa de abelha - Na tua carne eterna e vã, Rosa vermelha! Para que vivas, porque és linda, E conigo respire ainda Omar Khayyam.
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Text Authorship:
- by Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (1901 - 1964) [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 José Antônio Resende de Almeida Prado (b. 1943), "Terceiro motivo da rosa", 1998, from Quatro motivos da rosa, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mirna Rubim
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