Cara de cobra, Cobra! Olhos de louca, Louca! Testa insensata Nariz Capeto Cós do Capeta Donzela rouca Porta-estandarte Jóia boneca De maracatu! Pelo teu retrato Pela tua cinta Pela tua carta Ah totô meu santo Eh Abalualê Inhansã boneca De maracatu! No fundo do mar Há tanto tesouro! No fundo do céu Há tanto suspiro! No meu coração Tanto desespero! Ah totô meu pai Quero me rasgar Quero me perder! Cara de cobra, Cobra! Olhos de louca, Louca! Cussaruim boneca De maracatu!
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Text Authorship:
- by Manuel Bandeira (1886 - 1968), "Boca de forno" [author's text not yet checked 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 Marlos Nobre de Almeida (b. 1939), "Boca de forno", op. 9 no. 3 (1962) [ soprano and piano ], from Três canções, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by José de Lima Siqueira (1907 - 1985), "Boca de forno", published 1951 [ voice and piano ], Rio de Janeiro: Sociedade Artistica Internacional [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-07-30
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