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by Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823 - 1864)

Lira
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Se me queres a teus pés ajoelhado,
Ufano de me ver por ti rendido,
Ou já em mudas lágrimas banhado;
Volve, impiedosa,
Volve-me os olhos;
Basta uma vez!

Se me queres de rojo sobre a terra,
Beijando a fímbria dos vestidos teus,
Calando as queixas que meu peito encerra,
Dize-me, ingrata,
Dize-me: eu quero!
Basta uma vez!

Mas se antes folgas de me ouvir na lira
Louvor singelo dos amores meus,
Por que minha alma há tanto em vão suspira;
Dize-me, ó bela
Dize-me: eu te amo!
Basta uma vez!

Note: the poem is preceded by the following epigraph:

Cœur sans amour est un jardin sans fleur.
   L. HALEVY


Text Authorship:

  • by Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823 - 1864), "Lira" [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), "Lira" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-06-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 90

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