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Artist: Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Canonical path: /carlos-drummond-de-andrade/infancia
Related lyric paths: 6
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Infância
Read Infância lyrics by Carlos Drummond de Andrade on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Infância
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Meu pai montava a cavalo, ia para o campo.
Minha mãe ficava sentada cosendo.
Meu irmão pequeno dormia.
Eu sozinho menino entre mangueiras
lia a história de Robinson Crusoé,
comprida história que não acaba mais.
No meio-dia branco de luz uma voz que aprendeu
a ninar nos longes da senzala - e nunca se esqueceu
chamava para o café.
Café preto que nem a preta velha
café gostoso
café bom.
Minha mãe ficava sentada cosendo
olhando para mim:
- Psiu... Não acorde o menino.
Para o berço onde pousou um mosquito.
E dava um suspiro... que fundo!
Lá longe meu pai campeava
no mato sem fim da fazenda.
E eu não sabia que minha história
era mais bonita que a de Robinson Crusoé.
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Carlos Drummond de Andrade performs "Infância", and this lyric page sits inside the Carlos Drummond de Andrade catalog on LyroVerse.
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