Que Deus Me Perdoe [English translation]

If only my hidden soul

Could reveal itself

And what I suffer in silence

Could be divulged

Everyone would see

Just what a wretch am I

How I fein happiness

How I cry as I sing

May God forgive me

If it is a crime or sin

But I am this way

And by running away from the fado

I would run from myself.

I clamour as I sing

And I feel no pain

If it is then a sin

To love fado

May God forgive me

When I sing I do not ponder

About how difficult life is

I am not even myself

Nor does pain affect me

I realize I want the truth

And by dreaming - an imense dream-

That all is happiness

And sadness does not exist.

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues