Quem toca piano sob a chuva, na tarde turva e despovoada? De que antiga, límpida música recebo a lembrança apagada? Minha vida, numa poltrona jaz, diante da janela aberta. Vejo árvores, nuvens, - e a longa rota do tempo, descoberto. Entre os meus olhos descansados e os meus descansados ouvidos, alguém colhe com dedos calmos ramos de som, descoloridos. A chuva interfere na música. Tocam tão longe! O turvo dia mistura piano, árvore, nuvens, séculos de melancolia ...
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Text Authorship:
- by Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (1901 - 1964) [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 Irman Regina (b. 1957), "Surdina", 1999-2000 [ alto ]
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