{"id":3142,"date":"2012-01-25T02:55:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T02:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2012-01-25T02:55:53","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T02:55:53","slug":"cordel-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/cordel-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordel Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cordels are an important Brazilian cultural form that come from the Northeast. A cordel is a string, and these poems, songs, or novels get their name from the way they are hung on a string<\/a> at street fairs. They are typically printed in black and white with woodcut-style<\/a> illustrations. While this folk literature comes from literary traditions in Portugal and Spain, it’s one of the oldest living literary traditions of its kind. Cordels are especially well known in Pernambuco, Cear\u00e1, and Para\u00edba. Some of the most famous cordels tell the story of outlaws, like “A Chegada de Lampi\u00e3o no Inferno” by Jos\u00e9 Pacheco. Read more about cordels in this article<\/a> from The New York Times.<\/p>\n

So, let’s read an excerpt from a cordel! This is “A Chegada de Lampi\u00e3o no Inferno,” about the famous Brazilian outlaw, Lampi\u00e3o<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Um cabra de Lampi\u00e3o <\/em>
\npor nome Pil\u00e3o Deitado <\/em>
\nque morreu numa trincheira <\/em>
\num certo tempo passado <\/em>
\nagora pelo sert\u00e3o <\/em>
\nanda correndo vis\u00e3o <\/em>
\nfazendo malassombrado. <\/em><\/p>\n

E foi quem trouxe a not\u00edcia <\/em>
\nque viu Lampi\u00e3o chegar <\/em>
\no inferno nesse dia <\/em>
\nfaltou pouco pra virar <\/em>
\nincendiou-se o mercado <\/em>
\nmorreu tanto c\u00e3o queimado <\/em>
\nque faz pena at\u00e9 contar <\/em><\/p>\n

Vamos tratar na chegada <\/em>
\nquando Lampi\u00e3o bateu <\/em>
\num moleque ainda mo\u00e7o <\/em>
\nno port\u00e3o apareceu: <\/em>
\nQuem \u00e9 voc\u00ea, cavalheiro? <\/em>
\nMoleque, eu sou cangaceiro: <\/em>
\nLampi\u00e3o lhe respondeu. <\/em><\/p>\n

– Moleque n\u00e3o, sou vigia <\/em>
\nn\u00e3o sou seu pareceiro <\/em>
\ne voc\u00ea aqui n\u00e3o entra <\/em>
\nsem dizer quem \u00e9 o primeiro: <\/em>
\n– Moleque, abra o port\u00e3o <\/em>
\nsaiba que sou Lampi\u00e3o <\/em>
\nassombro do mundo inteiro.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the rest of the cordel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cordels are an important Brazilian cultural form that come from the Northeast. A cordel is a string, and these poems, songs, or novels get their name from the way they are hung on a string at street fairs. They are typically printed in black and white with woodcut-style illustrations. While this folk literature comes from…<\/p>\n

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