Stories of Paraná - Benedict blind

Stories of Paraná - Benedict blind

Benedict blind
Valênáo Xavier

Benedict Lamb was born in the registry, Antonina, there by 1821. Born blind and poor, the son of mestizos of our coastline.
Soon loses his father, his mother, Ana Maria, has to keep the family shack and take care of the blind child.
Good guy, Benedict was a bash, where mestizos danced fandango hitting standing with clogs leaded rattles. There was Chico Folião the Nightingale of Faisqueira, singer of great fame.
Chico Folião had defeated all other repentistas night.
Won four contentions were entitled to the prize: a branch of rue viola and admiration of the girls.
The girls assanham Benedict to challenge the champion, after all he owned the most beautiful voice of the church choir.
Arrange for a viola and Benedict begins his first combat.
Chico Folião goes on the attack.
"Not dating because you may not have seen live alone without being loved without looking not pleased."
Benedict blind strikes back: "Without looking also loves the woman we esteem eyes are traitors when the heart
do not feel. "The rivalry goes mad and eventually defeated Chico Folião confession.
Big hair long, handsome young man soon faces another famous singer.
The battle ends with both crying with verses of Benedict:
"I can not say if such a thing is beautiful or ugly because I see the endless abyss of darkness."
Antonina is small for him, Benedict Blind parting of mother and goes around the world overcoming challenges.
Feels weak lungs and go to Lapa heal. There faces
unbeaten Manuel Viola and says what he thinks of the woman: "You must love ralhaefala distinction but nevertheless listen to your heart."
Manuel Viola warns: "Well then if that's all you're lost. Thou shalt see thy heart fall well soon overcome." Benedict reflects "Welcome to whether / by the grace of the woman / her before the win / than the hand of Lucifer." Winning over this rivalry.
Sit healed and goes his way.
Is in Santa Catarina, a small house of a farmer his fan. Find love, Catherine is a beautiful young orphan who works in the fields.
She cares for him and everything goes well, but Benedict Blind wants more: "This only would I have said to you daughter see that life I do not gomaria / before your eyes." She smiles at Benedict, the two love each other: 'There is no doubt that you have / much candor in love / but I wanted you / see you smile with glow. "Live happy.
One day he wakes up and feels no more the sweet smell of the body of Catherine.
Without warning, she was gone.
His world gets darker.
Unable to bear the loneliness, the Bento.
Maybe one day rediscover Catarina, love.
One day appears in Sorocaba, bitter, tired and sick lungs.
Even weak, willing to confront the same time 3 singers. The rivalry goes for 3 days and 3 nights.
Falling from fatigue, Benedict Blind still sings: "Shall I die singing / Singing I will bury me / Singing go to heaven / Singing account I give." It is said that at that time, raised his eyes to the back of the room, where there was a statue of the Virgin.
It is said that at that time, saw the image of the Virgin.
Nobody knows.
At that moment, he fell dead, blood pouring from his mouth.
Nobody knows, but I think at that moment he saw the image of the Virgin, he saw again the love he saw Catherine.

Valêncio Xavier is a writer and historian.


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.