Francisco de Sá de Miranda
Portuguese poet (1481–1558)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda (August 28, 1481 – May 17, 1558) was a Portuguese poet, born in Coimbra. He was the first author that wrote sonnets in Portugal.
Quotes
edit- O sol é grande, caem co’a calma as aves,
do tempo em tal sazão, que sói ser fria;
esta água que d’alto cai acordar-m’-ia
do sono não, mas de cuidados graves.- The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat
Fly to the shade, until refreshing airs
Lure them again to leave their cool retreat. —
The falls of water but of wearying cares- O sol é grande, caem co’a calma as aves
- "The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat", sonnet translated by John Adamson in Lusitania Illustrata, Vol. I, 1842
- The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat
