Carlos Drummond de Andrade (with English translation) (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Louvo o Padre, louvo o Filho,O Esp(Manuel Bandeira)
Manuel Bandeira Poems (25 Poems)
Vou-me embora pra Pas (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Vou-me embora pra Pas(Manuel Bandeira)
Brazilian Tragedy (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Misael, civil servant in the Ministry of Labor, 63 years old, met new Maria Elvira: prostitute, syphilitic, with ulcerated fingers, ...
Pas (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
I'm leaving for PasargadaThere, I am the king's friendHave the woman I wantIn the bed that I chooseI'm leaving for ...
Poetica (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Estou farto do lirismo comedidoDo lirismo bem comportadoDo lirismo funcion(Manuel Bandeira)
Poetica (English) (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
I am tired of limited poetryOf well behaved verseOf public servant poetry with time clock card, protocols and expressions of ...
Naked (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
When you are dressed,Nobody imaginesThe worlds hiddenUnder your clothes.(Thus, in the day light,We do not have notionOf the stars that ...
Nu (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Quando est(Manuel Bandeira)
Nice, Nice (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Nice, nice, niceI have everything I wantI have the fire of constellationsExtinct millennia ago.And the over-short traceWhat's that? It is ...
The Absolute Dead (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
To dieTo die with body and soul.Completely.To die without leaving the sad remains of the flesh,the bloodless wax mask,surrounded by ...
The Road (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
This road, where I live, between two turns of the wayIs more interesting than a city avenueIn the cities everybody ...
English Sonnet No. 1 (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
When death close my blank eyes --Hard from so much vain torment,What thoughts will fill your young bosomOf all my ...
Soneto Ingles No.1 (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Quando a morte cerrar meus olhos duros- Duros de tantos v(Manuel Bandeira)
Young Lovers (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
The lad approached the maid and said:-Antonia, I am still not used to yourbody, to your face.The maid looked with ...
My Great Tenderness (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
My great tendernessFor the dead birdsFor the little spidersMy great tendernessFor the women that once were beautifulAnd became uglyFor the ...
The Star (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
I saw a so high starI saw a so cold starI saw a shining starIn my empty life.It was a ...
Preparation to Death (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Life is a miracle.Each flower,with its form, colour, aromaeach flower is a miracle.Each bird,with its plumage, its flight, its songeach ...
Teresa (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
The first time I saw TeresaI thought she had awkward legsI also thought that her face looked like a legWhen ...
Apple (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
From one angle I see you just like a dried-up breastFrom another just like a belly from whose navelStill hangs ...
The last poem (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
So I wish my last poem.To be tender saying the most simple things and less intentionalTo be ardent as a ...
The Animal (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Yesterday I saw an animalOn a filthy hallwaySearching for food between the garbageWhen finding anythingIt did not inspect or smelledJust ...
Madrigal [English] (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
The sunlight reflects the moonreflects the moon, falls on the sea.From the sea, ascends to your facecomes to shine in ...
Madrigal [Portugese] (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
A luz do sol bate na lua...Bate na lua, cai no mar...Do mar ascende a face tua,Vem reluzir em teu ...
Swallow (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Outside the swallow is saying:"I have spent all day in vain, in vain!"Swallow, swallowMy song is yet sadder!"I have spent ...
Your Name (Manuel Bandeira Poems)
Your name, voice of mermaids,Your voice, my thought,I wrote it on sands, in the water,I wrote it in the wind.(Manuel ...