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O Guarani 17.49 · 17.49

The lady of the white men

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" Na casa da cruz, no meio do fogo, Peri tinha visto a senhora dos brancos; era alva como a filha da lua; era bela como a garça do rio.

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"NanaIn thecasaKA-zahousedadaof thecruzkrooshcross,nonooin themeioMAY-oomidstdodooof thefogoFOH-goofire,PeritinhaTEE-nyahadvistoVEESH-tooseenaathesenhorase-NYOH-raladydosdooshof thebrancosBRAN-kooshwhite men;eraEH-rawasalvaAL-vawhitecomoKOH-moolikeaathefilhaFEE-lyadaughterdadaof theluaLOO-amoon;eraEH-rawasbelaBE-lafaircomoKOH-moolikeaathegarçaGAR-saherondodooof therioHEE-ooriver.

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In the house of the cross, in the midst of the fire, Peri had seen the lady of the white men; she was white like the daughter of the moon; she was fair like the heron of the river.

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