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by Luís Nicolau Fagundes Varela (1841 - 1875)

Ave! Maria!
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
A noite desce, - lentas e tristes
Cobrem as sombras a serrania,
Calam-se as aves, - choram os ventos,
Dizem os gênios: - Ave-Maria!

Na torre estreita de pobre templo
Ressoa o sino da freguesia,
Abrem-se as flores, - Vésper desponta,
Cantam os anjos: - Ave! Maria! 

No tosco alvergue de seus maiores,
Onde só reinam paz e alegria,
Entre os filhinhos o bom colono
Repete as vozes: - Ave! Maria!

E, longe, - na velha estrada,
Pára, - e saudades à pátria envia,
Romeiro exausto, que o céu contempla
E fala aos ermos: - Ave! Maria!

Incerto nauta por feios mares,
Onde se estende névoa sombria,
Se encosta ao mastro, descobre a fronte,
Reza baixinho: - Ave! Maria!

Nas soledades, sem pão nem água,
Sem pouso e tenda, sem luz nem guia,
Triste mendigo, que as praças busca,
Curva-se e clama: - Ave! Maria!

Só nas alvovas, nas salas dúbias,
Nas longas mesas de longa orgia
Não diz o ímpio, - não diz o avaro,
Não diz o ingrato: - Ave! Maria!

Ave! Maria! - No céu, na terra!
Luz da aliança! - Doce harmonia!
Hora divina! - Sublime estância!
Bendita sejas! - Ave! Maria!

Text Authorship:

  • by Luís Nicolau Fagundes Varela (1841 - 1875), "Ave! Maria!" [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 Nelson Araguari , "Ave! Maria!", published 1945 [voice and piano], São Paulo: Organização Brasileira de Difusão Cultural [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-06
Line count: 32
Word count: 179

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