{"id":2015,"date":"2011-02-11T04:37:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T04:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2011-02-11T04:37:26","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T04:37:26","slug":"cancao-do-exilio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/cancao-do-exilio\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u00e7\u00e3o do ex\u00edlio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we’ve been discussing expats and poetry this week, I thought we could take a look at another poem, one of the most beautiful in Brazilian literature. Thanks for the suggestion from one of our users, who posted the poem on the Portuguese Blog Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Exile Song” is one of Brazil’s most famous poems, written by Gon\u00e7alves Dias<\/a>, a Romantic poet from Maranh\u00e3o who wrote this poem while living in Europe. The poem is so beloved that a few lines were added to lyrics in the Brazilian national anthem<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Can\u00e7\u00e3o do ex\u00edlio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minha terra tem palmeiras,
\nOnde canta o Sabi\u00e1;
\nAs aves, que aqui gorjeiam,
\nN\u00e3o gorjeiam como l\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nosso c\u00e9u tem mais estrelas,
\nNossas v\u00e1rzeas t\u00eam mais flores,
\nNossos bosques t\u00eam mais vida,
\nNossa vida mais amores.<\/em><\/p>\n

Em\u00a0 cismar, sozinho, \u00e0 noite,
\nMais prazer eu encontro l\u00e1;
\nMinha terra tem palmeiras,
\nOnde canta o Sabi\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n

Minha terra tem primores,
\nQue tais n\u00e3o encontro eu c\u00e1;
\nEm cismar \u2013sozinho, \u00e0 noite\u2013
\nMais prazer eu encontro l\u00e1;
\nMinha terra tem palmeiras,
\nOnde canta o Sabi\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n

N\u00e3o permita Deus que eu morra,
\nSem que eu volte para l\u00e1;
\nSem que disfrute os primores
\nQue n\u00e3o encontro por c\u00e1;
\nSem qu’inda aviste as palmeiras,
\nOnde canta o Sabi\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can also listen to the poem recited below, with helpful images to help you learn some of the nouns!<\/p>\n