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by João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett (1799 - 1854)

Seus Olhos
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
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Seus olhos - que eu sei pintar
O que os meus olhos cegou –
Não tinham luz de brilhar,
Era chama de queimar;
E o fogo que a ateou
Vivaz, eterno, divino,
Como facho do Destino.

Divino, eterno! - e suave
Ao mesmo tempo: mas grave
E de tão fatal poder,
Que, um só momento que a vi,
Queimar toda a alma senti...
Nem ficou mais de meu ser,
Senão a cinza em que ardi.

Confirmed with Almeida Garrett, Folhas Caldas, Wikisource


Text Authorship:

  • by João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett (1799 - 1854), "Seus olhos", appears in Folhas caídas [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), "Seus Olhos", 2008, first performed 2008 [ mixed chorus and strings ], from Olhos de Amar, no. 1, Scherzo
        Publisher: Scherzo [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2026-09-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 73

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