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by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891)

A Sulamita
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
           Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat.
               CANTICO DOS CANTICOS.

Quem anda lá por fora, pela vinha
Na sombra do luar meio cacoberto,
Sutil nos passos e espreitando incerto,
Com brando respirar de criancinha?

Um sonho me acordou... não sei que tinha...
Pareceu-me senti-lo aqui tão perto...
Seja alta noite, seja n'um deserto,
Quem ama até em sonhos adivinha...

Moças da minha terra, ao meu amado
Correi, dizei-lhe que eu dormia agora,
Mas que póde ir contente e descançado,

Pois se tão cedo adormeci, conforme
É meu costume, olhae, dormia embora,
Porque o meu coração é que não dorme...

Confirmed with Os sonetos completos de Antero de Quental, Porto, Livraria Portuense, 1886, page 28.


Text Authorship:

  • by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891), "A Sulamita", appears in Os sonetos completos de Antero de Quental [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), "A Sulamita", 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Três Sonetos de Antero, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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