Quando minha irmã morreu, (Devia ter sido assim) Um anjo moreno, violento e bom - brasileiro Veio ficar ao pé de mim. O meu anjo da guarda sorriu E voltou para junto do Senhor.
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Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "O anjo da guarda", appears in Libertinagem, first published 1930 [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 Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986), "O anjo da guarda", 1942 [ voice and piano ], E. S. Mangione [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959), "Anjo da guarda", 1926, published 1926, 1987 [ voice and piano ], from Serestas, no. 2, Rio de Janeiro: Arthur Napoleão [sung text checked 1 time]
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