Não sabes,  criança? Estou louco de amores...

                                               Prendi meus afetos, formosa Pepita.

                                    Mas onde? No templo, no espaço, nas névoas?

                                                  Não rias, prendi-me

                                                                          Num laço de fita.

                                                                               

                                                Na selva sombria de tuas madeixas,

                                                Nos negros cabelos de moça bonita,

                                              Fingindo a serpente que enlaça a folhagem,

                                                      Formoso enroscava-se

                                                      O laço de fita.

                                                                     

                                           Meu ser, que voava nas luzes da festa,

                                            Qual pássaro bravo, que os ares agita,

                                            Eu vi de repente cativo, submisso

                                                           Rolar prisioneiro

                                                                           Num laço de fita.

                                                                             

                                            E agora enleada na tênue cadeia

                                              Debalde minha alma se embate, se irrita...

                                              O braço, que rompe cadeias de ferro,

                                           Não quebra teus elos,

                                                                             Ó laço de fita!

                                                                                        

                                       Meu Deus! As falenas têm asas de opala,

                                      Os astros se libram na plaga infinita.

                                              Os anjos repousam nas penas brilhantes...

                                        Mas tu... tens por asas

                                                                               Um laço de fita!

                                                                          

                                     Há pouco voavas na célere valsa,

                                       Na valsa que anseia, que intua e palpita.

                                    Por que é que trem este? 

                                                        Não eram meus lábios...

                                                                          Beijava-te apenas...        

                                                                          Teu laço de fita.

                                                                                  

                                        Mas ai! findo o baile, despindo os adornos

                                            Na alcova onde a vela ciosa...crepita,

                                              Talvez da cadeia libertes as tranças,

                                                              Mas eu... fico preso

                                                                                   No laço de fita.

                                                                           

                                        Pois bem! Quando um dia, na sombra do vale

                                           Abrirem-me a cova...formosa Pepita!

                                       Ao menos arranca meus louros da fronte,

                                                           E dá-me por coroa...

                                                                         Teu laço de fita.

                                                                            

                                     Enviado por Hilda - quinta-feira, 5 de dezembro de 2002 -  17:47