A cidade (Ary dos Santos lyrics: “Em Lisboa não morro mas espero”) Add a review

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Not to be confused with a different work with the same title. There are three works by Ary dos Santos entitled “A cidade”:
1. A poem first published in his book “Insofrimento In Sofrimento” (1969) — the first poem in the series “In Sofrimento”. First line: “A cidade é um chão de palavras pisadas”.
2. Lyrics to José Afonso's song with the same title, first released in his album “Contos velhos, rumos novos” (1969). The lyrics are based on the published poem with very few changes.
3. This work. Lyrics to a song of the same title with music by Nuno Nazaré Fernandes. Written for Simone de Oliveira, but first recorded by Maria Armanda in her LP “Pão Caseiro”. First line: “Em Lisboa não morro mas espero”.

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