Ritinha

No more joy within me,
I can't smile anymore
My melancholy
I carry it here inside
Gone is the time I laughed
Time I had fun.

I'll tell you about my life
You'll see I'm right
It was a little Brazilian girl
Who entered my heart
The most beautiful country girl
That I still cry for in vain.

I met Ritinha
At a Saint John's party
From her eyes came to me
So much love, so much passion
I saw that she also had
A spark in her eyes.

It didn't take even a year
For us to get married
I asked, sobbing
That we never be apart
Ritinha prayed
For heaven to bless us.

But maybe heaven lacked
An angel like her, came to me
And God sent for her
To heaven, my country girl
Before taking me too
My Ritinha was so alone.

And now when it gets dark
To the sound of the Ave Maria
I pray to God
That tomorrow be my day
Have mercy on those who suffer
End this agony.