Noite morta. Junto ao poste de iluminação Os sapos engolem mosquitos. Ninguém passa na estrada. Nem um bêbado. No entanto há seguramente por ela uma procissão de sombras. Sombras de todos os que passaram. Os que ainda vivem e os que já morreram. O córrego chora. A voz da noite... (Não desta noite, mas de outra maior.)
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Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "Noite morta" [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 Bruno Gousset (b. 1958), "Noite morta", op. 70 no. 7 (2000) [ medium voice and piano ], from Impressioes Brasileiras, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
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