Ó língua amada, flor de Portugal,
te tomo agora em minha mão inculta
e com aprovação oficial
desfiro meu sarrafo em quem te insulta.
Outrora te ataquei covardemente,
inguinorantemente te ofendi;
mas hoje sou amante reverente,
defendo-te cá, lá, aqui e ali.
Ó linda flor que tudo me ensinaste
−embora tanto quiproquó provoques−
jamais again te tratarei de traste;
e neste novo mundo em que ora ingresso
faminto por saber de teus estoques,
exclamo a senha: Ordem e Progresso!
sexta-feira, abril 27, 2007
quarta-feira, abril 25, 2007
limeriques
There once was a place called Brazil
where people perfected the skill
of tergiversation
with such concentration
that net comprehension was nil.
They showed such a wonderful knack
for ranting and answering back
that no one remarked
when they simply barked
or just hopped about going "Quack!"
where people perfected the skill
of tergiversation
with such concentration
that net comprehension was nil.
They showed such a wonderful knack
for ranting and answering back
that no one remarked
when they simply barked
or just hopped about going "Quack!"