Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Caetano Veloso
Canonical path: /caetano-veloso/elegia
Related lyric paths: 6
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Elegia
Read Elegia lyrics by Caetano Veloso on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Elegia
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Deixa que minha mão errante adentre
atrás, na frente, em cima, em baixo, entre
Minha América, minha terra à vista
Reino de paz se um homem só a conquista
Minha mina preciosa, meu império
Feliz de quem penetre o teu mistério
Liberto-me ficando teu escravo
Onde cai minha mão, meu selo gravo
Nudez total: todo prazer provém do corpo
(Como a alma sem corpo) sem vestes
Como encadernação vistosa
Feita para iletrados, a mulher se enfeita
Mas ela é um livro místico e somente
A alguns a que tal graça se consente
É dado lê-la
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Caetano Veloso performs "Elegia", and this lyric page sits inside the Caetano Veloso catalog on LyroVerse.
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