by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968)
Andorinha
Language: Portuguese (Português)
Our translations: ENG
Andorinha lá fora está dizendo "Passei o dia à toa à toa!" Andorinha, andorinha Minha cantiga é mais triste! Passei a vida à toa, à toa...
Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968) [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 José Antônio Resende de Almeida Prado (b. 1943), "Andorinha", 1998, from Quatro Poemas de Manuel Bandeira, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by José de Lima Siqueira (1907 - 1985), "Andorinha", 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mirna Rubim) , "Swallow", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Mirna Rubim
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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