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by Virgínia Victorino (1898 - 1967)

Não sei
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Porque te quero assim? Não sei dizê-lo.
Vi-te uma vez, e, mal te conheci,
tanto o meu coração foi para ti,
que tenho até receio de perdê-lo.

Porque é tão linda a cor do teu cabelo?
Porque será que a tua boca ri?
Eu posso lá saber porque te vi,
Deus sabe lá porque te fez tão belo?

O amor é sempre vago, sempre errante.
Diz muito, é certo, e nunca diz bastante;
é tudo e nada; é crente, mas descrê.

Porque te quis? Mas que me importa a mim!
Vivo neste mistério, sempre assim.
Vivo d'amar-te sem saber porque.

Text Authorship:

  • by Virgínia Victorino (1898 - 1967), "Não sei", appears in Namorados, first published 1918 [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 Achille Guido Picchi (b. 1951), "Não sei", op. 118 no. 3 (1993-2001) [voice and piano], from Tríptico de Virgínia Victorino, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

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