The old tale | In the light of your beautiful eyes

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by Honório de Carvalho

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

A velha história

Language: Portuguese (Português)

Our translations: ENG

Na luz dos lindos olhos teus,
Um dia eu vi o amor brilhar;
E logo, a sorrir, tive os meus
Que então só sabiam chorar...

Depois o sonho azul passou,
E tímido, o amor fugiu:
A minha tristeza voltou,
E, nela, a saudade floriu!

Text Authorship:

by Honório de Carvalho , "A velha história" [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 Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez (1897 - 1948), "A velha história", 1928, published 1933 [voice and piano], Rio de Janeiro: Carlos Wehrs [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The old tale", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) [singable] (Honório de Carvalho)

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

The old tale

Language: English after the Portuguese (Português)

In the light of your beautiful eyes
One day I saw love shining;
And then, [a] smile [came to] my eyes
Which only knew how to cry…

Then the blue dream passed,
And, shy, love fled:
My sadness returned,
And in it longing flourished!

Text Authorship:

Translation from Portuguese (Português) to English copyright © 2018 by Garrett Medlock, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Portuguese (Português) by Honório de Carvalho , "A velha história"
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 44