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by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891)

Força é pois ir buscar outro caminho!
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Força é pois ir buscar outro caminho!
Lançar o arco de outra nova ponte
Por onde a alma passe — e um alto monte
Aonde se abre á luz o nosso ninho.

Se nos negam aqui o pão e o vinho,
Ávante! é largo, immenso esse horizonte…
Não, não se fecha o mundo! e além, defronte,
E em toda a parte, ha luz, vida e carinho!

Ávante! os mortos ficarão sepultos…
Mas os vivos que sigam -- sacudindo,
Como pó da estrada, os velhos cultos!

Dôce e brando era o seio de Jesus…
Que importa? havemos de passar, seguindo,
Se além do seio d'elle houver mais luz!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Antero de Quental, Odes Modernas: segunda edição, Livraria Internacional, 1875, page 33.


Text Authorship:

  • by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891), no title, appears in Odes Modernas, in A idéia, no. 3 [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), "Força é pois ir buscar", 1937-1943 [ voice and piano ], from A Idéia, Ciclo Anteriano (1937-1943), no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-03-04
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