Jo?o loved Teresa who loved Raimundo
who loved Maria who loved Joaquim
who loved Lili
who loved nobody.
Jo?o left to the United States,
Teresa to a convent,
Raimundo died in a crash,
Maria became an old maid,
Joaquim killed himself and Lili married J. Fernandes Pinto
who hadn’t been in the story.
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Quadrilha
Jo?o amava Teresa que amava Raimundo
que amava Maria que amava
Joaquim que amava Lili
que n?o amava ningu?m.
Jo?o foi para os Estados Unidos,
Teresa para o convento,
Raimundo morreu de desastre,
Maria ficou pra tia,
Joaquim suicidou-se e Lili casou com J. Pinto Fernandes
que n?o tinha entrado na hist?ria
(Carlos Drummond de Andrade)
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