{"id":2384,"date":"2011-06-14T02:28:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T02:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2014-07-24T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T17:52:37","slug":"fernando-pessoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/fernando-pessoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Pessoa"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honor of what would be his 123rd birthday<\/a>, today we’re going to learn about Fernando Ant\u00f3nio Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (1888 – 1935) , known as Fernando Pessoa<\/a>. Recognized as one of the greatest poets of the Portuguese language, Pessoa is from Portugal, but his works are widely popular in Brazil, and you’ll find streets, schools, and buildings named after him throughout Brazil.<\/p>\n

Though best known for his poetry, Pessoa was a man of many talents: he also wrote essays, literary reviews, plays, and fiction, and was a polyglot and translator of English and French. In his lifetime, he was also a businessman, editor, journalist, political commentator, inventor, and astrologer. He is also famous for inventing the heteronym<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since it was Dia dos Namorados<\/em> yesterday, let’s take a look at one of Pessoa’s famous love poems, O amor:<\/p>\n

O Amor<\/strong><\/p>\n

O amor, quando se revela,<\/em>
\nN\u00e3o se sabe revelar. <\/em>
\nSabe bem olhar p’ra ela, <\/em>
\nMas n\u00e3o lhe sabe falar. <\/em><\/p>\n

Quem quer dizer o que sente <\/em>
\nN\u00e3o sabe o que h\u00e1 de dizer. <\/em>
\nFala: parece que mente <\/em>
\nCala: parece esquecer <\/em><\/p>\n

Ah, mas se ela adivinhasse, <\/em>
\nSe pudesse ouvir o olhar, <\/em>
\nE se um olhar lhe bastasse <\/em>
\nPra saber que a est\u00e3o a amar! <\/em>
\nMas quem sente muito, cala; <\/em>
\nQuem quer dizer quanto sente <\/em>
\nFica sem alma nem fala, <\/em>
\nFica s\u00f3, inteiramente! <\/em><\/p>\n

Mas se isto puder contar-lhe <\/em>
\nO que n\u00e3o lhe ouso contar, <\/em>
\nJ\u00e1 n\u00e3o terei que falar-lhe <\/em>
\nPorque lhe estou a falar…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In honor of what would be his 123rd birthday, today we’re going to learn about Fernando Ant\u00f3nio Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (1888 – 1935) , known as Fernando Pessoa. Recognized as one of the greatest poets of the Portuguese language, Pessoa is from Portugal, but his works are widely popular in Brazil, and you’ll find…<\/p>\n

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