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by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908)

Quando ela fala
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Quando ela fala, parece
Que a voz da brisa se cala;
Talvez um anjo emudece
          Quando ela fala.

Meu coração dolorido
As suas mágoas exala,
E volta ao gozo perdido
          Quando ela fala.

Pudeste eu eternamente,
Ao lado dela, escutá-la,
Ouvir sua alma inocente
          Quando ela fala.

Minha alma, já semimorta,
Conseguira ao céu alçá-la
Porque o céu abre uma porta
          Quando ela fala.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908), "Quando ela fala", appears in Falenas, first published 1870 [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 Luis Melgaço (1903 - 1983), "Quando ela fala", op. 31 (1939) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hostílio de Almeida Soares (1898 - 1988), "Quando ela fala" [ voice and piano ], from Álbum para canto e piano, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 64

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