A doce tarde morre. E tão mansa Ela esmorece, Tão lentamente no céu de prece, Que assim parce, toda repouso, Como um suspiro de extinto gozo De uma profunda, longa esperança Que, enfim cumprida, morre, descansa... E enquanto a mansa tarde agoniza, Por entre a névoa fria do mar Toda a minh'alma foge na brisa: Tenho vontade de me matar! Oh, ter vontade de se matar... Bem sei é cousa que não se diz. Que mais a vida me pode dar? Sou tão feliz! - Vem, noite, mansa...
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Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "Felicidade" [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 Osvaldo Costa de Lacerda (1927 - 2011), "Felicidade", 1951, published [1999] [ voice and piano ], Rio de Janeiro: FBN/ DIMAS [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-05
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