Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Caetano Veloso
Canonical path: /caetano-veloso/padrao
Related lyric paths: 6
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Padrão
Read Padrão lyrics by Caetano Veloso on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Padrão
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O esforço é grande e o homem é pequeno.
Eu, Diogo Cão, navegador, deixei
Este padrão ao pé do areal moreno
E para diante naveguei.
A alma é divina e a obra é imperfeita.
Este padrão sinala ao vento e aos céus
Que, da obra ousada, é minha a parte feita:
O por-fazer é só com Deus.
E ao imenso e possível oceano
Ensinam estas Quinas, que aqui vês,
Que o mar com fim será grego ou romano:
O mar sem fim é português.
E a Cruz ao alto diz que o que me há na alma
E faz a febre em mim de navegar
Só encontrará de Deus na eterna calma
O porto sempre por achar.
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Caetano Veloso performs "Padrão", and this lyric page sits inside the Caetano Veloso catalog on LyroVerse.
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