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by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891)

Mors, amor
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Esse negro corcel, cujas passadas
Escuto em sonhos, quando a sombra desce,
E, passando a galope, me aparece
Da noite nas fantásticas estradas,

Donde vem ele? Que regiões sagradas
E terríveis cruzou, que assim parece
Tenebroso e sublime, e lhe estremece
Não sei que horror nas crinas agitadas?

Um cavaleiro de expressão potente,
Formidável, mas plácido, no porte,
Vestido de armadura reluzente,

Cavalga a fera estranha sem temor:
E o corcel negro diz: "Eu sou a morte!"
Responde o cavaleiro: "Eu sou o Amor!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Antero Tarquínio de Quental (1842 - 1891), "Mors, amor" [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 Glauco Velasquez (1883 - 1914), "Mors, amor", op. 73 (1910), first performed 1911. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 84

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