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by Luís de Camões (c1524 - 1580)

Cá nesta Babilónia, donde mana
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Cá nesta Babilónia, donde mana
Matéria a quanto mal o mundo cria;
Cá, onde o puro Amor não tem valia,
Que a Mãe, que manda mais, tudo profana;

Cá, onde o mal se afina, o bem se dana,
E pode mais que a honra a tirania;
Cá, onde a errada e cega Monarquia
Cuida que um nome vão a Deus engana;

Cá, neste labirinto, onde a Nobreza,
O Valor e o Saber pedindo vão
Às portas da Cobiça e da Vileza;

Cá, neste escuro caos de confusão,
Cumprindo o curso estou da natureza.
Vê se me esquecerei de ti, Sião!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Luís de Camões (c1524 - 1580), no title [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 Luís de Freitas Branco (1890 - 1955), "Cá nesta Babilónia", 1951 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-06-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

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