A vibrant poem by the author of the lyrics of the Anthem to the Flag, Olavo Bilac: To live is to vibrate, to love, to enjoy, to suffer!
Postcard, with a handwritten poem signed by Olavo Bilac.
In Portuguese.
13.5 cm x 9 cm.
No date, no location.
Average state conservation, acidified due to the quality of the paper.
Unique piece.
To live is to vibrate, to love, to enjoy, to suffer! It is better to see the ocean tortured and battered by storms, than to see a still and ignoble swamp... Olavo Bilac
Olavo Bilac (1865 - 1918) was a Brazilian journalist and poet, a founding member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Author of some of the most popular poems, he is considered the most important of Brazilian poets. Bilac is also known for his attention to children's literature, for his civic involvement and for having written the lyrics to the Anthem to the Flag.
Funny anecdote... In 1897, Olavo Bilac lost control of his car, one of the first in Brazil, and crashed into a tree on Estrada da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first driver to suffer a car accident in Brazil!
Literature is one of the collectors' favorite themes, especially when it involves a great poet like Bilac and a particularly interesting autograph document like this one.
