In vain in prayer your hands are crost,
The sobbing of the orange trees
Bewails your soul, forever lost.
The ballad of Dom Pedro Menino was found by Signor Braga in the Azores islands, and is by him attributed to an actual historical event, the marriage of Dom Pedro Nino, a simple knight, to the infanta Beatrixe of Portugal; but, notwithstanding the similarity of names, it must be considered as at least doubtful.
DOM PEDRO MENINO.
The marquis had three gallant sons,
Each one was handsome, brave and tall;
The king commanded them to come,