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by Florbela Espanca (1894 - 1930)

Minha Culpa
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
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Sei lá! Sei lá! Eu sei lá bem
Quem sou? Um fôgo-fátuo, uma miragem...
Sou um reflexo... um canto de paisagem
Ou apenas scenário! Um vae-vem

Como a sorte: hoje aqui, depois além!
Sei lá quem sou? Sei lá! Sou a roupagem
Dum doido que partiu numa romagem
E nunca mais voltou! Eu sei lá quem!...

Sou um verme que um dia quis ser astro...
Uma estátua truncada de alabastro...
Uma chaga sangrenta do Senhor...

Sei lá quem sou?! Sei lá! Cumprindo os fados,
Num mundo de maldades e pecados,
Sou mais um mau, sou mais um pecador

Confirmed with Florbela Espanca, Reliqueæ, Edição de referência: 2 ed, Coimbra : Livraria A. Gonçalves, 1931, p.51


Text Authorship:

  • by Florbela Espanca (1894 - 1930), "Minha Culpa", appears in Reliqueæ [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 Sara Claro (b. 1986), "Minha Culpa", 2008, first performed 2008 [ mixed chorus and strings ], from Olhos de Amar, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-09-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 98

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