I speak it to our shame; the cause no grand Poets adorn our… - Luís de Camões

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I speak it to our shame; the cause no grand
Poets adorn our country, is the small
Encouragement to such: for how can he
esteem, that understands not poetry?

Luís de Camões

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Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".

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Native Name: Luís Vaz de Camões

Alternative Names: Luis de Camoens • Camoens • Camões • Camoëns • Luís de Camoens

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[Ah o amor...] que nasce não sei onde,
Vem não sei como, e dói não sei porquê.

Since it gives me so much bliss
to give you everything I can
The more I pay you, the more I owe.

[She] heard the bitter, heartsick words
that made the fires of Hell burn cold
and soothed the lost spirits under the world.

I speak it to our shame; the cause no grand Poets adorn our country, is the small Encouragement to such: for how can he esteem, that understands not … - Luís de Camões

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