The moon, full orbed, forsakes her watery cave,
And lifts her lovely head above the wave...
• Stanza 58 line 1 (as translated by William Julius Mickle). Compare:
• As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night,
Over heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light...
• Homer, The Iliad, VIII. 551–555 (tr. Alexander Pope)
And lifts her lovely head above the wave...
• Stanza 58 line 1 (as translated by William Julius Mickle). Compare:
• As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night,
Over heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light...
• Homer, The Iliad, VIII. 551–555 (tr. Alexander Pope)
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Da Lua os claros raios rutilavam...
— Luís de Camões
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Da Lua os claros raios rutilavam..." in the context of "The moon, full orbed, forsakes her watery cave,
And lifts her lovely head above the wave...
• Stanza 58 line 1 (as translated by William Julius Mickle). Compare:
• As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night,
Over heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light...
• Homer, The Iliad, VIII. 551–555 (tr. Alexander Pope)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Luís de Camões" (Quotes, Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto I)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Luís de Camões
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".
About Luís de Camões
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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