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by Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (1865 - 1918)

A vida
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Na água do rio que procura o mar;
No mar sem fim; na luz que nos encanta;
Na montanha que aos ares se levanta;
No céu sem raias que deslumbra o olhar;
No astro maior, na mais humilde planta;
Na voz do vento, no clarão solar;
No inseto vil, no tronco secular,
- A vida universal palpita e canta!
Vive até, no seu sono, a pedra bruta...
Tudo vive! E, alta noite, na mudez
De tudo, - essa harmonia que se escuta
Correndo os ares, na amplidão perdida,
Essa música doce, é a voz, talvez,
Da alma de tudo, celebrando a Vida!

Text Authorship:

  • by Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (1865 - 1918), "A vida" [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 Ênio de Freitas e Castro (1911 - 1975), "A vida" [ voice and piano ], from Oito canções, Rio de Janeiro: Carlos Wehrs [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

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