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

In extremis
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Nunca morrer assim! Nunca morrer num dia
Assim! De um sol assim!
Tu, desgrenhada e fria,
Fria! Postos nos meus os teus olhos molhados,
E apertando nos teus os meus dedos gelados...

E um dia assim! De um sol assim! E assim a esfera
Toda azul, no esplendor do fim da primavera!
Asas, tontas de luz, cortando o firmamento!
Ninhos cantando! Em flor a terra toda! O vento
Despencando os rosais, sacudindo o arvoredo...

E, aqui dentro, o silêncio... E este espanto! E este medo!
Nós dois... e, entre nós dois, implacável e forte,
A arredar-me de ti, cada vez mais a morte...

Eu com o frio a crescer no coração, -- tão cheio
De ti, até no horror do verdadeiro anseio!
Tu, vendo retorcer-se amarguradamente,
A boca que beijava a tua boca ardente,
A boca que foi tua!

E eu morrendo! E eu morrendo,
Vendo-te, e vendo o sol, e vendo o céu, e vendo
Tão bela palpitar nos teus olhos, querida,
A delícia da vida! A delícia da vida!

Text Authorship:

  • by Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (1865 - 1918), "In extremis", appears in Alma inquieta, first published 1888 [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 Affonso Martinez Grau (1897 - 1963), "In extremis", published 1959 [voice and piano], Rio de Janeiro: Arthur Napoleão [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-29
Line count: 22
Word count: 170

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