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by Camilo Castelo Branco (1825 - 1890)

Anel
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
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Dá-me um anel; mas que seja
Como o anel em que cingida
Tem gemido toda a minha vida.
Dá-me um anel; mas de ferro,
Negro, bem negro, da cor
Desta minha acerba dor,
Deste meu negro desterro!
 
Dá-me um anel; mas de ferro...
Sempre comigo hei-de tê-lo;
Há-de ser o negro elo,
Que me prenda à sepultura.
Quero-o negro...seja o estigma,
que decifre o escuro enigma,
Duma grande desventura.
 
Dá-me um anel; mas de ferro,
Que resista mais que os ossos
Dum cadáver aos destroços
Do roaz verme do pó.
Entre as cinzas alvacentas,
como espólio das tormentas
Apareça o ferro só.
 
E o teu nome impresso nele,
Falará dum grande amor,
Nutrido em ânsias de dor,
Pelo fel da sociedade...
Que teu nome nele escrito,
Nesse padrão infinito,
Vá comigo à Eternidade.

Text Authorship:

  • by Camilo Castelo Branco (1825 - 1890), "Anel" [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 Sara Claro (b. 1986), "Anel", 2008, first performed 2008 [ mixed chorus and strings ], from Olhos de Amar, no. 11, Scherzo
        Score: Scherzo [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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Line count: 28
Word count: 133

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