by António Correia d'Oliveira (1879 - 1960)
Embalando o menino
Language: Portuguese (Português)
Available translation(s): ENG
O meu filho é pequenino: Três palmos, e pouco mais; Com tão pequena medida, Mede-se a alma dos pais! O meu filho é pequenino;.... Diz a Morte: "Nem o quero!" E a vida a rir de contente: "Eu é que sei quanto espero ... "
Authorship:
- by António Correia d'Oliveira (1879 - 1960) [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 Antonio Lima Fragoso (1897 - 1918), "Embalando o menino" [ voice and piano ], from Canções do Sol Poente, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Amanda Cole) , "Rocking the baby", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Amanda Cole
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
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