The major died.
A retiree.
A Paraguay War veteran.
An Itororó Bridge hero.
No wish for military honours.
No wish for speeches.
Just
At his burial time
The trumpeter of a line regiment
Played on the edge of the tomb
The taps.
A retiree.
A Paraguay War veteran.
An Itororó Bridge hero.
No wish for military honours.
No wish for speeches.
Just
At his burial time
The trumpeter of a line regiment
Played on the edge of the tomb
The taps.
Original poem: 'O major', by Manuel Bandeira
In: 'Libertinagem', 1930