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by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888 - 1935)

Leve, breve, suave
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Leve, breve, suave
Um canto de ave
Sobe no ar com que principia
O dia.
Escuto e passou...
Parece que foi só porque escutei
Que parou.

Nunca, nunca, em nada,
Raie a madrugada,
Ou 'splenda o dia, ou doire no declive,
Tive
Prazer a durar
Mais do que o nada, a perda, antes de eu o ir
Gozar. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888 - 1935), "Leve, breve, suave" [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 Ernesto Frederico (Sobrinho) Hartmann (b. 1970), "Leve, breve, suave", 2005 [voice and piano], from 3 Canções de Mário Quintana e Fernando Pessoa, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-01
Line count: 14
Word count: 58

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