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O Guarani 21.49 · 21.49

You are her sun

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— Peri sabe por que fala assim; tem olhos que vêem, e ouvidos que ouvem; tu és para a senhora o sol que faz o jambo corado, e o sereno que abre a flor da noite.

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Peri knows why he speaks so; he has eyes that see and ears that hear; you are for the lady the sun that reddens the rose-apple, and the night-dew that opens the flower of the night.

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