Mãos frias, coração quente, Mãos quentes, coração frio. Diz isso o adágio prudente, Grave, solene e sombrio. Dessas palavras fulgentes, Eu tenho a prova, não rias. As tuas mãos são tão quentes, As minhas mãos são tão frias...
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez (1897 - 1948), "Mãos frias", op. 17 no. 2 (1922), published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Duas canções, no. 2, Rio de Janeiro: Casa Bevilacqua [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hekel Tavares (1896 - 1969), "Mãos frias" [ voice and piano ], Rio de Janeiro: Ed. da Casa Vieira Machado [sung text not yet checked]
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