Poem / Poema - Sonnet of Fidelity ( Soneto da Fidelidade )

Sonnet of Fidelity / Vinicius de Moraes

Above all, to my love I’ll be attentive

First and always, with care and so much

That even when facing the greatest enchantment

By love be more enchanted my thoughts.

I want to live it through in each vain moment

And in its honor I’ll spread my song

And laugh my laughter and cry my tears

When you are sad or when you are content

And thus, when later comes looking for me 

Who knows, the death, anxiety of the living

Who knows, the loneliness, end of all lovers

I’ll be able to say to myself of the love (I had):

But be infinite while it lasts.

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Soneto de Fidelidade / Vinicius de Moraes

De tudo, ao meu amor serei atento

Antes, e com tal zelo, e sempre, e tanto

Que mesmo em face do maior encanto

Dele se encante mais meu pensamento

Quero vivê-lo em cada vão momento

E em seu louvor hei de espalhar meu canto

E rir meu riso e derramar meu pranto

Ao seu pesar ou seu contentamento

E assim, quanto mais tarde me procure

Quem sabe a morte, angústia de quem vive

Quem sabe a solidão, fim de quem ama

Eu possa me dizer do amor (que tive):

Que não seja imortal, posto que é chama

Mas que seja infinito enquanto dure.

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Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Melo Moraes in Rio de Janeiro (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became alltime classics. He was also a composer, a playwright, a diplomat, and as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albuns.