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Folklore of the Azores.

Entre tantas damas bellas Nao sei qual escolherei,

Escolhe, meu bem, escolhe, Eu ca p'ra mini escolherei.

Among so many fair ladies I know not which to choose,

Choose, my love, choose. And I will choose for myself.

Pezinho.

The Little Foot.

The first words of each line are repeated twice as the foot is put out in the dance.

Poe aqui || o tea pezinho, Poe aqui || ao pe do meu ;

Que ao tirar || do teu pezinho Cada um || fica c'o seu.

Place here || your little foot, Place it here |1 close to mine ;

When you take || yours away Each of us II will keep his own.

Jar dim.

Fui ao jardim das flores Colher um amor perfeito,

Nao achei senao suspiros Aqui OS trago no peito.

Puz me a escrever na areia Ao som do mar que corria,

Veio o mar, tirou-me a penna Apagou-me o que eu fazia.

The Garden.

I went to the garden of flowers To pluck a perfect-love (pansy),

I only found sighs (everlastings) Which I carry in my breast.

I tried to write on the sand

By the sound of the surging sea,

But the sea came and took my pen And destroyed what I had done.'

' Compare Spenser's sonnet, ' One day I wrote her name upon the sand