Canção do Lenço

My life is a romance
Of sadness and illusion
It seems that destiny
Wanted to betray me
Lost hope
When I tell my life
It hurts any heart

I loved and was loved
I lived quite satisfied
I enjoyed my childhood
And took great advantage
I enjoyed my youth
I never thought that longing
Would come to dwell in my chest

At the feast of Saint Anthony
I went to dance in the hall
I met a girl
Of a beautiful appearance
I invited her to dance
And felt love enter
Inside my heart

I asked the girl
If she was committed
She then replied to me
I never loved or was loved
That's when our friendship began
I talked about our friendship
That brings me longing
For the rest of my life

After a year and six months
Of this friendship between us
But destiny did not want
Our love to go further
Death came furiously
Took my beloved
Whom I loved madly

One day I was informed that the girl
Had fallen ill
I urgently went to her house
To find out what happened
In this moment of distress
She had a handkerchief in her hand
She took the handkerchief and gave it to me

She told me she was beyond help
There is no cure for me
I will live in the cemetery
I will live in the grave
She said goodbye to her parents
Said goodbye never to return
In this moment of bitterness

I kept the handkerchief with me
That I received from her hands
Purple, the color of longing
Embroidered with yellow letters
I lost all hope and
Now only the memory remains
Of the love I had for her

An A, an M, and a B
The letters of her name
I never had joy again
After she died
When I cry from sorrow
I will dry my tears on the handkerchief she gave me