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The love I feel for you
Is so deep and runs so true
That I even love the longing
That I feel because of you.

— Florbela Espanca Citações e pensamentos de Florbela Espanca (2011)

Tenho por ti uma paixão
Tão forte tão acrisolada,
Que até adoro a saudade
Quando por ti é causada

Original text (Portuguese)

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Translation by John D. Godinho

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