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by Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves (1847 - 1871)

Maria
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Onde vais à tardezinha,
Mucama tão bonitinha,
Morena flor do sertão?
A grama um beijo te furta
Por baixo da saia curta,
Que a perna te esconde em vão...

Mimosa flor das escravas!
O bando das rolas bravas
Voou com medo de ti!...
Levas hoje algum segredo...
Pois te voltaste com medo
Ao grito do bem-te-vi!

Serão amores deveras?
Ah! Quem dessas primaveras
Pudesse a flor apanhar!
E contigo, ao tom d'aragem,
Sonhar na rede selvagem...
À sombra do azul palmar!

Bem feliz quem na viola
Te ouvisse a moda espanhola
Da lua ao frouxo clarão...
Com a luz dos astros -- por círios,
Por leito -- um leito de lírios...
E por tenda -- a solidão!

Text Authorship:

  • by Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves (1847 - 1871), "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 Cacilda Campos Borges Barbosa (1914 - 2010), "Maria" [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 114

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