Romance

My life is a romance of sadness and illusion
It seems like destiny betrayed me
Hope is lost
And when I tell my story, it hurts any heart

I've loved, I've been loved
I've lived somewhat satisfied
I've enjoyed my childhood
I've taken great advantage
I've relished my youth
I never thought that longing would come to dwell in my chest

One night of Saint Anthony
I went to dance at the hall
There I met a girl of beautiful appearance
I invited her to dance
Feeling love entering my heart

I asked the girl
- Are you committed?
She then replied
- I've never loved, nor been loved
I kept that friendship
And I've been carrying longing for the rest of my life

After a year and six months
Of that friendship between us
But destiny didn't want our great love to move forward
Interfering death came and took my beloved whom I loved madly
One day I was informed that the girl fell ill
I urgently went to her house to find out what happened
In that moment of affliction, with the handkerchief in hand
She took the handkerchief and gave it to me
She told me, resigned
- There's no cure for me anymore
I know I'll live in heaven, I'll dwell in the grave
She said goodbye to her parents
And bid farewell never to return
In that moment of bitterness

I kept the handkerchief she gave me
Purple, the color of longing, embroidered with yellow letters
I lost all hope, and
Now only memories remain of the love I had for her
It was an N, an A, and a B
The letters of her name
I've never had joy again since she died

When I cried from sorrow
That's when I dried my tears with the handkerchief she gave me