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“Encostei-me a ti, sabendo bem que eras somente onda. Sabendo bem que eras nuvem depus a minha vida em ti. Como sabia bem tudo isso, e dei-me ao teu destino frágil, fiquei sem poder chorar, quando caí.” quote by Cecília Meireles
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““Encostei-me a ti, sabendo bem que eras somente onda. Sabendo bem que eras nuvem depus a minha vida em ti. Como sabia bem tudo isso, e dei-me ao teu destino frágil, fiquei sem poder chorar, quando caí.””

Cecília Meireles

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The poet merges with the beloved like sea and cloud, surrendering to fragile destiny and feeling powerless to we.

In simple terms: Merging with a lover feels like becoming sea and cloud, fragile and unable to cry.

Key Takeaway

Embrace vulnerability and the flow of love.

Themes

love transcendence fragility destiny nature

Mood

melancholic poetic

Type

literary emotional

When to use this quote

  • intimate relationships
  • artistic creation
  • spiritual meditation
  • grief processing

Key Concepts

Romanticism metaphor of elements existential surrender

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does surrender mean to you?
  • How can love empower rather than weaken?
A Different Perspective

The metaphor may obscure personal agency, suggesting passivity.

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