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by António Augusto Soares de Passos (1826 - 1860)

Canto Livre
Language: Portuguese (Português) 
Gema embora a terra inteira
Acurvada a iníquas leis;
Esta fonte sobranceira
Jamais de rojo a vereis.

Hó! Ninguém, ninguém a esmaga
Que eu sou livre como a vaga,
Que sacode sobre a plaga
O jugo de altos baixéis.

Liberdade é o mote escrito
No céu, na terra e no mar!
Di-lo a fera no seu grito
Di-lo a fera no seu grito
E as aves cruzando o ar,
Di-lo o vento da procela,
A vaga que se encapela
E nos espaços a estrela
E nos espaços a estrela
Em seu contínuo girar.

Eu sou livre; eis minha crença,
Nem força contra ela vale.
Que um tirano enfim me vença;
Triunfarei por seu mal.

Triunfarei, que algemado
E diante dele arrastado,
Sou livre! Será meu brado
Até ao momento final
Liberdade é o mote escrito
Etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by António Augusto Soares de Passos (1826 - 1860) [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 Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906 - 1994), "Canto Livre" [chorus and piano], from Canções Heróicas [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-03
Line count: 28
Word count: 136

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