Project Gutenberg's Napoleão no Kremlin, by José da Silva Mendes Leal This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Napoleão no Kremlin Author: José da Silva Mendes Leal Release Date: December 11, 2008 [EBook #27497] Language: Portuguese Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NAPOLEÃO NO KREMLIN *** Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) NAPOLEÃO NO KREMLIN POR J. DA S. MENDES LEAL LISBOA TYPOGRAPHIA DA GAZETA DE PORTUGAL 26, Travessa da Parreirinha, 26 1865 AO PRINCIPE DA LYRA ANTONIO FELICIANO DE CASTILHO Philósopho, poeta, obreiro do futuro, Qual és, benigno acceita o canto que murmuro, Ante as urnas da historia, á minha solidão, Da tua ethérea luz á sombra estende a mão! Sic fata voluerunt. I Era a collina sancta, e em volta a gran-cidade! Revolvera o cabeço uma audaz tempestade De granito e de bronze, arremeçando aos ceus Por ondas bastioens, por vagas coruchéus! Era nova Babel, soberba e formidavel; Tudo o que é oppressor; tudo o que é implacavel; Das impostas pendendo os anneis dos grilhoens; Sétteiras nos jardins; nos eirados canhoens; Cem vigias de pedra em cada miradoiro; Ao rez grades de ferro; em cima tectos d'oiro; Uma pompa violenta, uma anciosa mansão, Que dirieis romper da bocca d'um vulcão! A espaços, coroando a tétrica cerviz D'um torreão firmado em rudes alcantis, Metalico zimborio esplende ao astro esquivo, Como o élmo que aperta a fronte de um captivo. Emmaranham-se á vista arcadas e quarteis, E os grossos revelins, e os rendados maineis. A um tempo Europa e Asia, opprobrio e maravilhas; N'um reducto um bazar; as áras nas bastilhas; Abrolhando o recinto um selvoso espessor De agudos campanis--e no todo o terror! Era a suspeita armada, eterna sentinella, Por dentro Pantheon, por fóra cidadella! Era, ao dubio alvorar que precede a manhan, O poema d'Igôr em torno á cruz d'Ivan; Revolta construcção d'um Encélado novo; Garra adunca e brutal sobre o peito d'um povo; Funesta allegoria, affronta da razão, Que intenta dizer: gloria! e diz: escravidão! Era a ameaça feroz na túrbida grandeza; Templo, ergástulo, paço, erario, e fortaleza! Era o alcaçar do Norte, o seu sanctuario, emfim A acrópole augural do Scytha--era o Kremlin! II No mais alto mirante um vulto grave e mudo, Todo nevoas o ceu, na terra immovel tudo, Contempla vagamente as vagas solidoens. De força e de grandeza inda não satisfeito, Aspira o espaço e a noite--a dextra sobre o peito Como para conter a furia das paixoens. A metrópole immensa, adormecida ou morta, O immenso pedestal, que rendido o supporta, As planuras que ao longe ondulam como um mar, As hostes, os tropheus, a conquista, os portentos, Nada d'isto ja vê; taes são seus pensamentos, Tam alta a mente foi, tam fundo é seu scismar. Quem é elle? O que faz? D'onde vem? Com que fito? Incansavel obreiro interroga o infinito; Paz não tem; lei não quer; vai, vai; não conta os sóes; E se instantes parou, quando a fortuna o prova, É para meditar alguma audacia nova, Na attitude que toca aos Numes e aos heróes! D'onde vem? Attentae. Correi; segui-lhe o rasto. Nunca sulco mais fundo em terreno mais vasto! Manda: o Occidente afflue.--Que estrugir! Que avançar! Que longo! Que voraz! Que enorme! Que terrivel! Esta chamma? Hontem era um castello invencivel. Esta cinza? Era ha pouco arrogante solar. O facho precursor alonga um ermo aberto. Investe a legião, defende-se o deserto. D'Átilla a grande sombra, ao ver os capitaens Violar da patria selva os não cursados trilhos, Pensativa procura, afastando seus filhos, Um tumulo que sirva aos filhos dos Titaens Quem é? O homem-cratéra; emblema, sphinge, arcano; Tanto como um propheta, e mais que um soberano. Um dia o viu reinar mal outro o viu surgir. Sam-lhe os povos degraus; o imperio foi-lhe ensaio; Na larga fronte um Deus; nos olhos d'aguia um raio; Pelas trevas se entranha, e elabora o porvir. De Karl, o Invicto, o Magno, o Imperador espectro, Tomou nas fortes mãos o gladio, o globo, o sceptro; Co'a tunica viril das desprendidas greys Tam amplo manto fez, que esconde, dilatado, D'um lado os Pyrenéus, os Alpes d'outro lado, E nas sobras talhou dez purpuras de reis. Quem é? Seu grande nome o espanto e o ardor espalha, Como o som d'um clarim n'um dia de batalha. Ha muito o Austro o acclama. Hoje o Septemtrião Atérrito o escutou no horror de Borodino... A Historia escreverá: «chamava-se o Destino!» Á voz dos seus canhoens troou: «Napoleão!» No humilhado frontal das basilicas nuas Levantam-se-lhe aos pés, velando, as aguias suas, As aguias triumphaes, as aguias d'Austerlitz. Volve acaso o semblante. Olhou. Mira a victoria Nos amados pendoens, que inflamma tanta gloria, E o coração trasborda, e rompe o verbo, e diz: III --«Eis-me. Cheguei. Mais fúlgido Meu astro se alevanta: No coração do Tártaro Encosto o ferro e a planta. Eis-me. O leão da Córsega Emfim vos empolgou, Ó capital das cúpulas, Ó torres de Moskow! Eu sou o Ajax authentico, A authentica epopéa, Aurora apoz crepusculo, Espada feita idea. Fadou-me Arcóle e Rívoli Marengo, e Lodi, e as mais; Rompi d'um canto homerico Em dias immortaes. O mesmo sou, que os seculos, De tanto ousar pasmados, No cimo das pyramides Mostrei aos meus soldados. Fiz n'essa terra, symbolo De olympicos avós, Estremecer nos tumulos Os velhos Pharaós; N'essa, ao potente estrépito Do arrojo e das victorias, Cubri co'as palmas ínclitas As maximas memorias; N'essa, mysterio pávido Onde o passado rue, N'essa, de assombros pródiga, Maior assombro eu fui. Era Alexandre o prólogo. Tentou-me. Em cem combates Arremessei, seu émulo, O Nilo sobre o Euphrates. No turbilhão phantástico Dos rapidos corseis, Ardentes vi cercárem-me Os esquadroens dos Beys; Vi mais--ceára horrifica De alfanges e trabucos!-- Os marciaes Janizaros, Os feros Mamelukos; E a densa turba innúmera, Ao breve aceno meu, Sombra tornada, súbito Ás sombras se volveu. No pó de heroicas épochas Ficaram meus vestigios; A par das lendas bíblicas Tracei novos prodigios. Aos vãos chegou do Libano Meu bellico trovão, E do Thabor aos pincaros, E ás margens do Jordão. Sobre os dispersos idolos Meus batalhoens marcharam; De feito a feito alçândo-se, Ovantes acamparam De Thebas entre os pórticos, Em Memphis sem rival... Fêz-se ás gigânteas fabulas A minha historia egual. E o proseguir esplendido Da triumphal carreira, Quando a meus pés atónita Prostrei a Europa inteira! Quando, as cohortes férvidas Dispondo a meu sabor, Ao fim de um dia tragico De universal terror, Em vindo a erguer-se o Véspero, Surgia da metralha Nas mãos trazendo, incólume, Um reino e uma batalha! Meu curso meteórico Não pára; a lucta é van: Succedem-se fatidicas Iêna, Eylau, Wagram. Sou vencedor, sou árbitro Aos curvos hemispherios; «Surgi» ordeno, e surgem-me, Quaes os desejo, imperios. Triumphos e catastrophes, Estados, leis, naçoens, Os fulgurantes prestitos, As bastas legioens, Confundem-se, ennovellam-se Na cerração turbada D'um cahos, ao relampago Que vibra a minha espada. Quiz Deus tornar-me o Génesis, Que em breve ha de accender Nos homens novo espirito, Nas eras novo ser. A evolução recôndita Avança d'hora em hora: Trabalho sobre a íncude A humanidade agora. O herdeiro dos Apostolos Ungiu-me entre os christãos, E eu mesmo a c'roa altissima Cingi com estas mãos. Deixei submisso, trémulo Como exorando as Parcas, Aos meus humbraes um séquito De palidos monarchas. Este diadema unico D'estrellas constellei; Em nova, summa Ilíada Sou já de reis um rei. E aqui!... aqui rodêam-me, Activos serviçaes, Os meus ministros-principes, Meus duques-marechaes! Fervem do Sena ao Vistula Os arraiaes em peso, Como nas veias tumidas Um sangue em febre accêso! Olhae! Conduzo unânimes, Mais fortes cada vez, Germanos, frankos, ítalos, O proprio portuguez; O portuguez, que intrépido Sabe ir, honrando os lares, Descortinar o incógnito Vencendo terra e mares! Quem ha-de pois com exito Meus planos impedir? Aos orbes posso o âmbito, Com braços taes medir!... Moscow, teu solo as máculas D'escravo teve; apague-as: Venci o repto altisono Das aguias contra as aguias. E tu, rival maritimo, Aqui te enfreio a acção!... Ó Russia, emfim pertences-me! Emfim és meu, Bretão!» IV No ardor que o move, a mão comprime ao peito ingente, Absorto fica, e de repente O tolhe, e todo o enleva, um extasi sem par. Encontrára no seio a leve miniatura, Que o filho, o filho tenro, ao vivo lhe figura, E n'elle o amor, a esposa, o lar. Humanou-se o colosso. O tenue quadro encara; Revê na mente a imagem cara; Quer-lhe, apesar da sombra, o rosto distinguir; Um rosto angelical, alvo, louro, rosado, Candido lyrio em flor, de purpura orvalhado, Que estrélla a noite, e a faz sorrir. Foi prenda conjugal. Ao recebel-a o esposo, Rompia o choque pavoroso Da batalha que abriu as portas de Moskow! Com saudades talvez, talvez tambem com prantos, O grão conquistador anceia affectos santos... É pae!--Depois continuou: V --«Ó filho, foi-te oráculo O genio meu profundo: Ó filho, achaste um mundo No berço imperial. Que resplendor, que auréola De gloria, de thesouros, De conquistados louros, De pompa triumphal! Cesar, que vens de Césares, Deus pôz-te, alma adorada, A tradicção, a espada Nos braços infantis. Nasceste rei. Teu titulo Da mór grandesa assoma. Nasceste rei de Roma, E Roma o globo diz. C'a herança conta. Alargo-t'a. A immensa monarchia Apuro noite e dia No paternal crysol. Legar-te quero o circulo Que os povos encorpora, Desd' onde surge a aurora, Té onde baixa o sol. Dissiparão no vórtice Os diques derradeiros Meus bravos granadeiros, Meus esquadrões sem fim. Da cupula estellifera Dominarás robusto, Ó tu, futuro Augusto, Que és hoje cherubim. Meu mando, egregio e próvido, Cabal a terra invade. Não mais que uma vontade, Que um throno, e que um altar! É tempo. Os fados cumprem-se. Desvende-se o mysterio... Universal imperio Começo hoje a fundar!...» VI Nisto uma chamma, e outra, e cento, e centos Brotam-lhe em torno, as trevas arraiando; Abrazam-se os minados monumentos; Cresce o mal, cresce o damno, desabando No rubro chão os rotos pavimentos; Negro e espesso vapor, de quando em quando, O espaço tolda, golpha nas verédas. É tudo em pouco um mar de labaredas! Soprando sobre a ardente cataracta, Rijo aquilão o estrago faz mais breve, E o hynverno boreal, veloz, desata Dos rócheos hombros o lençol de neve. Triumpha a morte; o horror o horror dilata; O espirito a medil-o mal se atreve. Que dôr! Que fim! Que circulo medonho!... Tal foi o despertar qual fôra o sonho! Inspira patrio amor delirio intenso. Do rude Scytha a barbara energia Faz do seu Capitolio um facho immenso, (Funerea tocha em lugubre agonia!) E brada ao vencedor tôrvo e suspenso: --«Hospede vens: meu braço te allumia!» Pressagio triste ao grande temerario! O incendio, occaso! Os gellos, um sudario! D'esse lume ao revérbero inimigo Vê-se, na encosta qu'inda o sangue innunda, Descendo, só, quem só contou comsigo; E no extremo fatal (licção profunda!) Como o padrão do Prometheu antigo, Um rochedo surgir, que o mar circumda-- O mar, espelho azul da immensidade, Cantico eterno á eterna liberdade! VENDE-SE NOS-SEGUINTES LOCAES Escriptorio da Typographia da _Gazeta de Portugal_, travessa da Parreirinha, 26, 1.º andar. Livraria de Silva, praça de D. Pedro, 22 a 25. Livraria de Pereira, rua Augusta, 50 e 52. Liyraria de Lavado, rua Augusta, 29 e 31. Preço 100 réis. 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