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by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908)

À Carolina
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Querida, ao pé do leito derradeiro
Em que descansas dessa longa vida,
Aqui venho e virei, pobre querida,
Trazer-te o coração do companheiro.

Pulsa-lhe aquele afeto verdadeiro
Que, a despeito de toda a humana lida,
Fez a nossa existência apetecida
E num recanto pôs o mundo inteiro.

Trago-te flores - restos arrancados
Da terra que nos viu passar unidos
E ora mortos nos deixa e separados.

Que eu, se tenho nos olhos malferidos
Pensamentos de vida formulados,
São pensamentos idos e vividos.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908), "À Carolina" [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 Hostílio de Almeida Soares (1898 - 1988), "À Carolina" [ voice and piano ], from Álbum para canto e piano, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-30
Line count: 14
Word count: 81

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