A Chave da Minha Porta [English translation]

I saw you at St. Johns (feast)

So started our flirtation

I gave you my heart

In exchange for a sprig of basil

Our love began

At the dance on my street

By the time St. Peters (feast) came around

You were mine and I was yours

I waited for you

As is the duty of one who loves

You'd come home late

I'd go to bed early

To deceive myself

That hope was dead in me

I'd leave the key waiting

Underneath my door

I'd leave the key peeking

Underneath my door

Time passed and at another dance

You always the playboy

Went after another shawl

And arranged another love

I became mad with jealousy

Because I know this passion

Will never rekindle the fire

For the heart to forget

I wait for you

As is the fate of one who loves

You no longer come home

But I still go to bed early

To deceive myself

That in me hope is dead

I leave the key waiting

Underneath my door

I leave the key waiting

Underneath my door

To deceive myself

That in me hope is dead

I leave the key waiting

Underneath my door

• Artist:Amália Rodrigues